What is another name for the mitral valve?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking for an alternative name for the mitral valve, which is a heart valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle.
Answer
bicuspid valve, left atrioventricular valve
The mitral valve is also referred to as the bicuspid valve and the left atrioventricular valve.
Answer for screen readers
The mitral valve is also referred to as the bicuspid valve and the left atrioventricular valve.
More Information
The mitral valve has two flaps or cusps, hence the name 'bicuspid.' It ensures the one-way flow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
Sources
- Mitral Valve: Function & Anatomy - Cleveland Clinic - my.clevelandclinic.org
- Mitral valve - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org
- Anatomy, Thorax, Mitral Valve - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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