the bicuspid valve.
The left Mitral atrioventricular valve is bicuspid (two flaps).
Bicuspid valve.. a birth defect of the aortic valve.
The antrioventricular valve has two valves. The bicuspid valve has 2 flaps and in located in the right ventricle/right atrium. The tricuspid valve has 3 flaps and is located in the left ventricle/left atrium.
The string-like structures that anchor the valve flaps of the AV valve are called the chordae tendinae, which attach to the papillary muscles of the ventricles. Interestingly enough, the bundle branches extend down and into the areas where the papillary muscles are located, and the resulting contraction of the ventricles ensures that the papillary muscles pull the valves tight, ensuring that they are closed thoroughly to prevent backflow in the heart.
The Right atrioventricular valve (also known as the Tricuspid Valve) has 3 FLAPS
It resembles the mitral valve in structure but consists in 3 triangular membranous flaps. :)
There are two Atrioventricular Valves in the heart. The first one, on the right side of the heart, is called the Tricuspid Valve (it has three 'flaps'). On the left side, the Atrioventricular Valve is called the Bicuspid or Mitral Valve (it has two 'flaps')
Papillary muscles are connected to the chordae tendonae on the AV valves. During ventricular systole ( contraction of the ventricles) the papillary muscles contract preventing regurgitation of blood back into the atriums.
After the right AV valve, the blood flows into the right ventricle.
The tricuspid valve is a valve situated at the opening of the right atrium of the heart into the right ventricle and that resembles the mitral valve in structure but consists of 3 triangular membranous flaps. :)
The AV valve is open and the semilunar valve is closed during ventricular diastole.