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The AV or atrioventricular valves are the valves which separate the upper chambers (the atria) from the lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart.
The AV valve on the left side of the heart is known as the left atrioventricular (AV) valve or the mitral valve.
The AV valve on the right side of the heart is known as the right atrioventricular (AV) valve or the tricuspid valve.
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ProfessorThe left AV (atrioventricular) valve, in your perspective, is actually located on the right side of the heart (just as stage directions are in the point of view of the actors, anatomical terms and directions are in the point of view of the onlooker). It is, as the name suggests, in between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
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How do the letters AV indicate heart valve location?
The letters AV refer to the atrioventricular valves. There is one on each side of the heart between the atrial and venticular chambers. The one on the right side of the heart is called the right atrioventricular valve, or the ticuspid valve. The one on the left side of the heart is called the left atrioventricular valve, bicuspid valve, or mitral valve.
Atrioventricular valve in the left ventricle called the bicuspid valve?
The atrioventricular valve on the left side of the heart is the bicuspid or mitral valve. The AV valve on the right is the tricuspid.
What parts of the heart pump blood into the ventricles?
It flows through the atrioventricular (AV) valves. The right AV valve is the tricuspid valve, and the left AV valve is the bicuspid or mitral valve.
Do you see tiny ''doors'' that open and close as blood is pumped through the heart?
These "doors" are the following valves:Tricuspid Valve - arterioventricular valve of the right sidePulmonary Semilunar Valve - right side of the heartMitral or Bicuspid Valve - AV valve of the left sideAortic Semilunar Valve - left side of the heart
Where does blood flow after the right AV valve?
After the right AV valve, the blood flows into the right ventricle.
