Asker's rating. 1  Fred is correct the smaller the number the bigger the metal. 2  12 gauge is thinner than 7 gauge. 3  The gague refers to the thickness of the metal in question. the issue of strenght is really determines by the type of metal, not necessarily it's thickness.
The left ventricle pumps oxygen-rich blood out of the heart and into an artery called the aorta. From the aorta, blood branches out into a series of ever smaller tube-like vessels: arteries, arterioles and finally capillaries. The capillaries deliver the blood's oxygen and nutrients to cells.
During systole, the ventricles contract, pumping blood through the body. During diastole, the ventricles relax and fill with blood again. The left ventricle receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium via the mitral valve and pumps it through the aorta via the aortic valve, into the systemic circulation.