The left ventricular wall of the heart is thicker than the right ventricular wall so that it can
A) accommodate a greater volume of blood.
B) expand the thoracic cage during diastole.
C) pump blood with greater pressure.
D) pump blood through a smaller valve.

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The left ventricular wall is thicker than the right ventricular wall to pump blood with greater pressure, which is necessary to push oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation to the rest of the body.

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