Anatomy Of The Heart Flashcards
What are the names of the atrioventricular valves?
Mitral and Tricuspid.
What are the name of the outflow valves?
Aortic and pulmonary.
What is the inflow valve for the left ventricle?
The mitral valve
Where is the mitral valve?
Between the left atrium and left ventricle. It is an inflow valve.
What is the outflow valve for the left ventricle?
The aortic valve.
What is the inflow valve for the right ventricle?
The tricuspid valve. It is between the right atrium and right ventricle.
What is the outflow valve for the right ventricle?
The pulmonary valve.
Where does the blood in the right atrium come from?
It is deoxygenated blood from the inferior and superior venae cava.
Where does blood in the left atrium come from?
It is oxygenated blood coming through the pulmonary veins from the lungs.
