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That usually depends on which hand is dominant. The dominant hand will have a stronger and shorter clavicle. So if you're right handed, your right clavicle will be shorter but probably thicker.
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Do both kidneys function at the same time in the human body?
no both kidney doesnot works at same time.
Are the left and right hand sides of the body equal for vertebrates?
No, they are not. There is always some side difference between the two. For humans, there is the fact of handedness. One hand is dominate and that side will always be larger. The fingernails on that side will grow faster.Inside the body, there is even a larger difference. The heart actually lays on the dome of the diaphragm and is mostly to the left. The lungs are different sizes, there are two lobes on the left side and three on the right. The liver has two lobes, the much larger one is left and the smaller is right. The left kidney is higher than the right. There is more of the colon on the left. The appendix is on the right. The gall bladder is on the right and most of the stomach is mostly on the left.
Compare the blood in the heart between the right side and the left side?
The heart is divided into four chambers. I personally find it helpful, however, to think of the heart as being divided into two sides, instead, a left and right side. The right side of the heart is larger and more powerful than the right.
Do you have a bone spur on your collar bone?
About 3 weeks ago, my right side collarbone started to bother me. Today, standing sideways to the light with a hand mirror, I found that my right side round clavicle bone near the throat is more than twice the size of the one on the left. The soreness throughout the collarbone remains the same as when it started but is not severe enough to take a pain pill. I haven't been to a dr. yet as I only discovered the larger round bone today.
Why right lobe of liver is larger than the left lobe?
it is bigger because embryologically room for development of right lobe is made earlier by closure of pluroperitoneal and pleuropericardial membranes closes on right side before the left side, providing space for development of room. this process involes molecular stimulation factors, too.
Why is it that the right side of the LUNGS is bigger than left side?
Its bigger because the right lung has more lobs then the left lung.
Is your left thyroid to be larger than your right?
yes
Is the right or left lung larger?
The right lung is larger than left lung The left lung is made up of 2 lobes while right is made up of 3 lobes.
Why is my right wrist smaller than my left and I'm right handed?
I just noticed my left wrist is larger than my right. I, too, am right handed, but this week I was bitten by a cat on my left wrist. After antibiotics the swelling has nearly disappeared, but I fear my wrist will be forever larger than my right.
What does it mean if your left thyroid is larger than your right?
it means bub
Is the right heart chamber usually larger than the left?
No, the left side is typically larger than the right because of the left ventricle. The left ventricle is responsible for pumping blood throughout the entire body, which requires more muscle. It pumps blood with five times more pressure than the right ventricle.
Being larger than the right ventricle the left ventricle pumps more blood in each beat?
= Being larger than the right ventricle the left ventricle pumps more blood in each beat?" =
What is the left and right atrium?
The right atrium is larger than the left. This size difference is because the right atrium receives blood from the entire body.
What will happen if the left lung is larger than the right lung?
you would die
Why is the left lung bigger than the right lung in rats?
The right bronchus is larger in diameter and enters the right ling at a steeper angle than the left bronchus. The left bronchus is smaller to accommodate the left side of the heart which is larger than the right.
Are the balls of a man slightly larger than the other?
NO i wouldn't say larger but the left hangs lower than the right. Due to circulation and function.
Is the right or left lung is larger?
The right Lung is slightly larger than the left, because the heart takes up some of the space on your left side. So, in order to make room for the heart, the left lung is smaller.
