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Why are the walls of the atria thinner than the walls of the ventricles in a pigs heart?
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Why are the walls of the atria thinner than the walls of the ventricles in a pigs heart?
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The atrial chambers of the heart have thinner walls compared to the ventricles of the heart because the atria receive blood, rather than pumping it out.
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