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Bicuspid valve. It is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It permits blood to flow one way only, from the left atrium into the left ventricle.
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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 valve is present between the left atrium and ventricle?
Mitral Valve
What is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve?
Mitral stenosis is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve.
Another name for the bicuspid heart valve?
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')
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.
Abnormal narrowing of the opening of the mitral valve is known as mitral?
Mitral stenosis
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.
Who named the mitral valve?
Leonardo Da Vinci did. He said it had the appearance of a bishop's mitre. Leonardo Da Vinci did. He said it had the appearance of a bishop's mitre. Leonardo Da Vinci did. He said it had the appearance of a bishop's mitre.
Why bicuspid valves known as mitral valves?
the mitral valve is the given name for it, while the bicuspid valve is the technical name for it.
What is the other name for the bicuspid valve?
Mitral valve
What is the other name for tricuspid valve?
The Mitral Valve
2 other names for the bicuspid valve?
left atrioventricular valve and left mitral valve
What valve is present between the left atrium and ventricle?
Mitral Valve
Mitral valve prolaspe?
Mitral valve prolapse is that mitral valve can not close completely due to some change in its structure. It's thought to be inherited and commonly occur with other connective tissue disorder, mostly Marfan syndrome.
How do heart attacks affect the mitral valve?
Heart attacks that damage the structures that support the mitral valve are a common cause of mitral valve insufficiency. Myxomatous degeneration can cause a "floppy" mitral valve that leaks.
What valve sound heard at base of the heart?
The mitral, or bicuspid valve
The mitral valve is closed when?
The mitral valve is closed when the left ventricle is contracting.
