- How do you identify the left ventricle?
- What happens during left ventricular contraction?
- What adaptation do you see in the walls of the left ventricle?
How do you identify the left ventricle?
The left ventricle is conical in shape with an anteroinferiorly projecting apex and is longer with thicker walls than the right ventricle. It is separated from the right ventricle by the interventricular septum, which is concave in shape (i.e. bulges into the right ventricle).
What happens during left ventricular contraction?
Left ventricular contraction forces oxygenated blood through the aortic valve to be distributed to the entire body. With such an important role, decreased function caused by injury or maladaptive change can induce symptoms of the disease.
What adaptation do you see in the walls of the left ventricle?
What adaptation do you see in the walls of the left ventricle being thicker than those of the right ventricle? the left ventricle pushes the blood throughout the body, so it is thicker because there is more force needed in the contraction. right ventricle only pumps blood to the lungs.