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Ventricle Left Wall Thicker Pump Blood Higher Pressure

Front Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than the right?
Back Because the left ventricle has to pump blood at a higher pressure around the entire body whereas the right ventricle only goes to the lungs.

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