valve positions and sounds Flashcards
Where is the anterior position of all valves?
all under sternum
except for mitral valve found in the left fourth and fifth costal cartilage spaces
Where is the pulmonary valve located?
highest valve found at the third costal cartilage
left lateral sternum
where is the aortic valve located?
below the pulmonary valve just below third costal cartilage
right lateral sternum
Where is the mitral valve located?
adjacent to the fourth and fifth costal cartilage
on the left side
Where is the tricuspid valve located?
adjacent to the 5th and 6th costal cartilage
right lateral sternum
What is the lub sound of the lub dub ?
AV valve closing
loudest of the two
What is the dub sound of the lub dub?
quieter of the two it is the semilunar valve closing
Where is the best place to hear the pulmonary valve?
left side of sternum
second intercostal space
Where eis the best place to hear the aortic valve?
right side of sternum second intercostal space
Where is the best place to hear the mitral valve?
heart apex
left side at 5th intercostal space at midclavicular line
Where eis the best place to hear the tricuspid valve?
at sternum on left side above above or below 6th intercostal space
What can the heart be divided into?
right and left atria
right and left ventricles
coronary sulcus
interventricular groove
What does the coronary sulcus divides?
atria and ventricles
what does the inter ventricular groove divide/
left and right ventricles
