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How do you account for the following difference?
The walls of the right ventricle are thicker than those of the right auricle.
Give reasons/explain:
The walls of right ventricle are thicker than those of the right auricle.
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Solution
The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs for oxygenation, whereas the right auricle receives the blood from the vena cavae and passes it to the right ventricle. Therefore, the walls of the right ventricle are thicker than those of the right auricle.
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