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Which type of valve guards the opening between the atria and the ventricles?
Which type of valve guards the opening between the atria and the ventricles?
- Pulmonary valve
- Semilunar valve
- Right atrioventricular valve
- Left atrioventricular valve (correct)
How many flaps or cusps does the right atrioventricular valve have?
How many flaps or cusps does the right atrioventricular valve have?
- 1
- 3 (correct)
- 2
- 4
What is another name for the left atrioventricular valve?
What is another name for the left atrioventricular valve?
- Semilunar valve
- Bicuspid valve (correct)
- Pulmonary valve
- Aortic valve
Where are the semilunar valves located?
Where are the semilunar valves located?
What is the purpose of the valves in the heart?
What is the purpose of the valves in the heart?
What anchors the flaps of the atrioventricular valves to the papillary muscles of each ventricle?
What anchors the flaps of the atrioventricular valves to the papillary muscles of each ventricle?
How many main types of valves are there in the heart?
How many main types of valves are there in the heart?
What does the term 'semilunar' refer to in relation to the semilunar valves?
What does the term 'semilunar' refer to in relation to the semilunar valves?
How many cusps does the left atrioventricular valve have?
How many cusps does the left atrioventricular valve have?
Which valve is located at the entrance of the aorta?
Which valve is located at the entrance of the aorta?
Which chambers of the heart are considered the 'receiving chambers'?
Which chambers of the heart are considered the 'receiving chambers'?
What is the function of the auricle?
What is the function of the auricle?
Which structure separates the left and right chambers of the heart?
Which structure separates the left and right chambers of the heart?
What are the two lower chambers of the heart called?
What are the two lower chambers of the heart called?
What is the function of the ventricles?
What is the function of the ventricles?
Which chambers of the heart have thinner walls?
Which chambers of the heart have thinner walls?
Which chambers of the heart have thicker walls?
Which chambers of the heart have thicker walls?
What is the purpose of the interatrial septum?
What is the purpose of the interatrial septum?
What is the purpose of the interventricular septum?
What is the purpose of the interventricular septum?
What structures sit in between the atria and ventricles, as well as in between the ventricles and the vessels?
What structures sit in between the atria and ventricles, as well as in between the ventricles and the vessels?
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