Question 1

(Essay)

Why is the myocardium of the left ventricle thicker than the myocardium of the right ventricle?

Answer

The left ventricle muscular wall is thicker than the right ventricle because it has to generate higher pressure to overcome the greater resistance of the longer systemic circulation route versus the shorter pulmonary circulation route.Basically,the more work a muscle does,the larger it gets.