The Aortic Pressure Exceeds the Pulm Onary Pressure by a Factor

question 9

Multiple Choice

The aortic pressure exceeds the pulm onary pressure by a factor of about 5. According to the Law of LaPlace, you would expect

• A) The left ventricle to have a greater wall tension than the right ventricle during contraction
• B) Because of its greater thickness, the left ventricle has the same wall tension as the right ventricle
• C) Because of its greater thickness, the left ventricle has less wall tension than the right ventricle
• D) Because of the different thickness, no conclusion can be made about relative wall tension between right and left ventricles
• E) The left ventricle ejects less blood than the right ventricle

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