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Left ventricle

Left ventricle

(Science: anatomy) The muscular chamber of the heart which accepts blood from the left atrium and ejects it into the aorta to the systemic circulation.


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Why bronchial circ. dumps deoxygenated blood in2 L. atrium?

In human heart, oxygenated blood goes into left atrium by vena pulmonalis, but deoxygenated blood comes into R atrium, then goes into R ventricle, and finally leaves heart going through arteria pulmonalis. In Chondrychthyes and Osteichthyes(fishes), ...

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by miloshic
Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:16 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why bronchial circ. dumps deoxygenated blood in2 L. atrium?
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Re: Artery vs Vein

... Arteries for the immense pressure when blood is pump out of from the left ventricle. As it flows from the heart-artery-arteries-arterioles-capilaries-venules-veins-vein-heart ...

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by chanhankiang
Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:01 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Artery vs Vein
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Opening of the coronary artery & larynx

... On the test, I wrote: "This is so that blood flow from the left ventricle flows controllably to the coronary artery. If the opening was in front of the semilunar ...

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by vertciel
Sat May 31, 2008 12:04 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Opening of the coronary artery & larynx
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Ventricle Size

The ventricles are the same size, because they pump the same amount of blood. However, the wall of the left ventricle is much thicker because it needs to give rise to a much higher pressure. So, if you include the ...

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by MrMistery
Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:35 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Ventricle Size
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Diastolic & Systolic Blood Pressure

... pressure refers to the pressure generated by the contraction of the left ventricle, which is carried out in arteries? Therefore, shouldn't a high systolic blood pressure ...

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by vertciel
Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:13 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Diastolic & Systolic Blood Pressure
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