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If the mitral valve prolapses, the blood may flow backwards into the left atrium.

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Blood flow from the mitral valve to the bicuspid valve?

The mitral and bicuspid valves are the same thing.


The mitral valve controls blood flow between?

The mitral valve (also known as the bicuspid) controls the flow of blood between the left atrium and the left ventricle. The similar valve on the right side of the heart is the tricuspid.


Incompetent mitral valve allows the retrograde flow of blood from the left ventricle into this structure?

Incompetent mitral valve allows the retrograde flow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium.


A valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle that prevents the blood in the ventricle from returning to the atrium?

The Mitral valve.


What is mitral valve replacement used to treat?

Mitral valve repair is performed to improve the function of the diseased valve so that it correctly controls the direction of blood flow.


If mitral valve does not close properly which circulation is affected?

The systemic - as the blood flow that travels through the mitral valve is the oxygenated blood meant for the tissues in the body.


Do damaged heart valves allow blood to flow backwards?

The can. A condition called mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is where the mitral, or bicuspid, valve inverts into the left atrium when the left ventricle is contracting causing some of the blood to flow backward from where it came.


Which of the following heart structures are listed in the correct sequence or blood flow through them?

Tricuspid valve, right , left , mitral valve


What circulation system is affected if the mitral valve does not close properly?

The mitral valve is also known as the left atrioventricular valve. It prevents blood flow back into the atria while the ventricles are contracting. There are also two types of circulation through the heart. The systemic circuit carries blood to and from all the body tissues and is operated by the left side of the heart. The pulmonary circuit carries blood to and from the lungs and is operated by the right side of the heart. Because this valve is located on the left side, the systemic circulation is affected when the mitral valv is not functioning correctly.


What regulates the flow of blood through the heart?

Once blood enters the heart it's flow is regulated by the bicuspid and tricuspid valve which connects the atriums to the ventricles.


Which compartment of the heart would receive blood flowing in the wrong direction through a defective mitral valve?

The mitral valve (or bicuspid valve) is the left atrioventricular valve. That means the left atrium would receive blood flow from the left ventricle (the wrong direction) if there was a regurgitation in that valve.


What two atrioventricular valves control the flow of the blood?

The mitral or bicuspid valve and the tricuspid valve are the atrioventricular valves that control the flow of blood from the atria to the ventricles. The bicuspid is on the left side of the heart, and the tricuspid on the right.