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what is difference between auricles & ventricles ?

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The human heart is divided into 4 chambers or compartments as you can say. The two upper chambers are called atria (atrium for single) or auricles and two lower chambers are called Ventricles.
The ventricles are larger than the atria and supply blood to the body whereas atria supply blood to ventricles only.

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