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Q: Can the aorta function with only 2 valves?
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Semilunar valve are found at the beginning of what two vessels?

There are two semilunar valves: 1. pulmonic valvewhich is located at the opening of the pulmonary artery; and 2. aortic valve which is located at the opening of the aorta.


The number of valves thorugh which blood leaves the heart?

2 valves: pulmonary valve- blood leaving from the right ventricle passes through it towards the lungs; aortic valve- blood leaving from the left ventricle passes through it to the body (by way of the aorta)


What does valves per cylinder do?

Valves per cylinder makes one's engine more powerful or less powerful. A engine that has 2 valves per cylinder is better that a engine that has only one.


Where does thoracic aorta become abdominal aorta?

2-3 inches above the umbilical.


What are the 2 sets of valves?

Trumpet valves Motorized pumping valves are two sets of valves.


What 2 coronary arteries branch off the aorta?

Two major coronary arteries branch off from the aorta near the point where the aorta and the left ventricle meet


What does the semilunar valve control?

There are two semilunar valves, one is located at the top of the right side of the heart, just before the pulmonary trunk leading to the pulmonary arteries, the other is located at the top of the left side of the heart, just before the aorta. They both prevent backflow of blood to the heart.


How many valves are found in the heart?

There are four total valves in the heart. The Mitral and Tricuspid in the atria and ventricles The Aortic between the Aorta and left ventricle The Pulmonary between the Pulmonary artery and right ventricle


What are the 2 exit valves of the heart?

Oxygenated blood will pass through the bi-cuspid valve, located in the left ventricle, and the semi-lunar valve, located at the entrance to the aorta.


Does the aorta have 2 or 3 or 4 branches?

3


How large is aorta's diameter?

2 - 2,5 cm


What are the names of the 2 semilunar valves?

The two atrioventricular (AV) valves, which are between the atria and the ventricles, are the mitral valve and the tricuspid valve.The two semilunar (SL) valves, which are in the arteries leaving the heart, are the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve.