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What causes the valves to open and close during the heart cycle?

By minute electrical singles produced by the heart itself to open and close the valves.


List the valves of the heart and describe how they operate.?

DESCRIBE THE ACTION OF HEART VALVES. WHEN DO THEY OPEN AND CLOSE?


Do the heart valves open and close due to pressure or volume?

yes


Why does the heart need valves?

The reason why we need we need valves in our heart is because the valves in our heart will open and close. When the valves in our heart open, they allow blood to go into places in our body where blood is needed. When the blood passes through, the valve closes. They regulate the blood flow.


Why does the human heart need valves?

The reason why we need we need valves in our heart is because the valves in our heart will open and close. When the valves in our heart open, they allow blood to go into places in our body where blood is needed. When the blood passes through, the valve closes. They regulate the blood flow.


What is the medical term meaning fibers that open and close heart valves?

chordae tendineae


What the function of valves?

Valves prevent blood from going backward.Valves in general open to allow or close to prevent liquid flow. Heart valves opens to let blood into the heart then close to keep it there so that when the heart muscle contracts and squeezes the blood it is then forced out into the arteries of the body.


Valves of the heart open and close due to?

The valves of the heart open and close due to changes in pressure within the chambers of the heart. When the pressure in a chamber is higher than in the chamber next to it, the valve opens to allow blood to flow through. When the pressure equalizes or reverses, the valve closes to prevent backflow.


Heart valves open and close because of?

well, the valves both bicupsid and tricuspid valve open to let the blood move from the atrium to the ventricle, and close again to prevent back flow of the heart because then blood wont go to the feet and rest of body


What prevent the blood from going in the wrong direction in the heart?

valves


What part of the heart opens to allow blood in?

The heart valves open when blood is flowing through. They close to prevent backflow.


What are heart rhythm abnormalities?

It's when the electrical charge is not going through the heart correctly causing the valves to not open and close in sync.