It means "atrioventricular". It refers to the valves between the atria and the ventricles.
State the valves of the heart and their
The use of the valves in the heart is to have blood flow regularly through the heart. The valves pump blood out of the heart into the body.
The upper heart valves are called atriums, and the lower heart valves are called ventricles.
3 this answer is incorrect there are 4 valves in the human heart.
Valves can be found in the heart. They sit between the Atria and the Ventricles and help aid cardiovascular activity.
In the heart and valves
Valves can be found in the heart aswell as the veins
valves prevent the backflow of blood.
DESCRIBE THE ACTION OF HEART VALVES. WHEN DO THEY OPEN AND CLOSE?
In the heart and valves
The "LUB" sound is created by the closing of the mitral and tricuspid valves during systole as blood is pumped out of the ventricles. The "DUB" sound is caused by the closing of the aortic and pulmonary valves during diastole as the ventricles relax and fill with blood. Together, these sounds represent the normal functioning of the heart's valves during the cardiac cycle.
S1 which is the closing of the atrioventricular valves.