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To prevent the back flow of blood into the left and right atrium when the ventricles contract

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Where in the heart are the bicuspid and tricuspid valves located?

The bicuspid and tricuspid valves are located between the atria and the ventricles. The bicuspid or mitral valve is on the left, and the tricuspid is on the right.


What happens when the ventricular walls contracts?

The bicuspid valve opens and the tricuspid valve closes.


Bicuspid and tricuspid valves open in what direction?

The bicuspid (mitral) valve and tricuspid valve open in a direction that allows blood to flow from the atria to the ventricles.


Why human heart does not has bicuspid valve instead of tricuspid valve?

The human heart has both Tricuspid and a Bicuspid Valve. The Bicuspid Valve is more commonly know as the Aortic Valve. All that bicuspid means is that there are only 2 leaflets in the valve instead of the normal three leaflets that would be found in the tricuspid valve or the mitral valve.


How do you use bicuspid in a sentence?

Bicuspid means having two valves. A normal heart contains tricuspid valves.


Why do blood cant flow backward to atrium when ventricles contract?

The tricuspid and bicuspid valves block blood from coming back into the atria.


What are you hearing when your heart beats?

The bicuspid, tricuspid and semilunar valves snapping shut to prevent blood flowing backwards. Bicuspid and tricuspid valves produce the "lub" sound and the semilunar valves produce the "dub" sound.


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.


Can you list all of the valves in the heart?

Aortic, Bicuspid,tricuspid and Pulmonic valves.


A tooth having three points is called what?

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When the ventricular walls contract the what?

The bicuspid valve opens and the tricuspid valve closes.


What are the types of frogs valve?

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