Auricle vs. Ventricle — What's the Difference?

The outer projecting portion of the ear. Also called pinna.

The chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and contracts to force it into the aorta.

See atrium.

The chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and forces it into the pulmonary artery.

(Biology) An earlobe-shaped part, process, or appendage, especially at the base of an organ.

Any of the interconnecting cavities of the brain.

(biology) Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe.

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

(anatomy) The outer ear or pinna.

One of two lower chambers of the heart.

(anatomy) atrium.

(neuroanatomy) One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.

(anatomy) An anterior ear-shaped appendage of the left or right atrium of the human heart.

(archaic) The stomach.

The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head.

(archaic) The womb.

An angular or ear-shaped lobe.

A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the larynx or the brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the two posterior chambers, of the heart, which receives the blood from the auricle and forces it out from the heart. See Heart.

An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet.

The stomach.

A small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart

Fig.: Any cavity, or hollow place, in which any function may be conceived of as operating.

The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

One of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid

A chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries