GCEBiologyTransport Systems2022

In the human circulatory system, which chamber of the heart generates the highest blood pressure?

ARight atrium
BLeft atrium
CRight ventricle
DLeft ventricleCORRECT
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The left ventricle has the thickest muscular wall of all four chambers and generates the highest pressure in order to pump oxygenated blood through the aorta to the entire body via the systemic circulation. The right ventricle only needs to pump blood to the nearby lungs, so it generates lower pressure.
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