Understanding cardiac physiology 004 – filling the tank

When a ventricle is not properly filled, ventricular contraction will not generate

any forward flow :

cor010 emptyRV

The RV shown will not eject blood forward into the lungs to get oxygenated.

cor010 emptyLV

The LV shown will not eject (oxygenated) blood forward into the rest of the body’s

vital organs via the Aorta.

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