B5 heart, cardiac cycle (part 2)

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The longer a contraction lasts, the greater the pressure that can be generated by the heart. Explain how and why the contraction time of the ventricles is different from the contraction time for the atria. ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... [2]

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