The Left ventricular wall of the heart

The left ventricular wall of the heart is thicker than the right wall in order to pump blood through a smaller valve accommodate a greater volume of blood pump blood with greater pressure expand the thoracic cage during diastole.

Question 23 The function of gap junctions is to prevent cells from separating during contraction prevent electrical signals from passing to nearby cardiomyocytes allow cells to separate during contraction. electrically couple adjacent cardiomyocytes

Question 24 When the pressure in the left ventricle rises above the pressure in the aorta, which of the following occurs? the aortic semilunar valve opens the mitral valve closes the aortic semilunar valve closes the mitral valve opens