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What are the differences between Auricles and Ventricles ?
Auricles refer to the upper chambers of the heart (2 in number) that receive the impure blood from the veins to send it to the ventricles. On the other hand, ventricles are small cavities or chambers that are present within an organ, usually the left chamber of the heart that accepts blood from the arteries (left atrium) and then contracts to force into the aorta. The right chamber of the heart accepts deoxygenated blood that is carried by the right aorta. There are 4 chambers in the heart and the atria refer to the upper chambers, whereas the ventricles refer to the lower chambers. The right part of our heart has an atrium and one ventricle, and the left side has also the same part.
1.The atria stand for the upper chambers of the heart, while the ventricles are the lower chambers.
2. Atria act as receptors of deoxygenated blood, while ventricles receive blood from the left atria and force it into the aorta.
3. Atria have strictly to do with the inner chambers of the heart, while ventricles may even refer to the interconnected brain cavities.
4. The walls of the atria are thinner with low blood pressure, while those of the ventricles are thicker with high blood pressure.


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