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What is the function of heart valves in the left ventricle?
To act as one-way inlets for blood coming from atria into the ventricle and one-way outlets for blood leaving from the ventricle into systemic or pulmonary circulation.
What are heart valves composed of?
Connective tissue and endocardium.
How many leaflets (cusps) do the valves incorporate around the atrioventricular orifices and the roots of great vessels?
Two or three leaflets (cusps).
Where are atrioventricular valves located?
Between atria and ventricle from both sides of the heart.
What sound is produced when the atrioventricular valves close during ventricular contraction?
The first heart sound (lub).
Test your knowledge on the anatomy and function of left ventricle heart valves. Learn about how valves act as one-way inlets and outlets for blood in the heart, and their composition including leaflets, connective tissue, and endocardium.
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