Heart Valves Flashcards

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Lunar

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moon

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Tricuspid Valve

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Valve between right atrium and ventricle of heart; prevents blood from flowing backwards into atrium; has three cusps or flaps

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Atrioventricular Valve (AV, A-V)

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Heart valves located between atrium and ventricle; includes tricuspid valve in right side of heart and bicuspid or mitral valve in left side of heart

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Cusps

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Leaflets or flaps of heart valve

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Pulmonary Valve

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Semilunar valve between right ventricle and pulmonary artery in heart; prevents blood from flowing backwards in ventricle

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Semilunar Valve

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Heart valves located between ventricles and great arteries leaving heart; pulmonary valve is located between right ventricle, and pulmonary artery and aortic valve are located between left ventricle and aorta

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Mitral Valve

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Valve between left atrium and ventricle in heart; prevents blood from flowing backwards into atrium; also called ‘bicuspid valve’ because it has two cusps or flaps

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Bicuspid Valve

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Valve between left atrium and ventricle; prevents blood from flowing backwards into atrium; has two cusps or flaps; also called ‘mitral valve.’

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Aortic Valve

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Semilunar valve between left ventricle of heart and aorta in heart; prevents blood from flowing backwards into ventricle

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