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The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle (and is therefore termed an atrioventricular valve). It prevents blood from flowing backwards into the right atrium from the right ventricle.
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Tricuspid
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The mitral valve (another atrioventricular valve), sits between the left atrium and left ventricle. It prevents blood flowing backwards from the left ventricle into the left atrium during ventricular systole. Unlike the tricuspid valve, the mitral valve has only two cusps (and may often be termed the bicuspid valve).
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The fossa ovalis is an embryological remnant of the foramen ovale in the right atrium that closes during birth and remains as the fossa ovalis. It is part of the foetal blood circulation in development allowing blood to flow between the right and left atria whilst the lungs develop.
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Fossa ovalis
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The pulmonary valve is the semilunar valve, which sits between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk. It prevents blood from flowing back into the right ventricle from the pulmonary trunk.
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Pulmonary
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The aortic valve is located between the left ventricle and the aortic root. It prevents blood from flowing back into the left ventricle from the aorta. The aortic valve has a semilunar shape.
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Thoracic anatomy
Which of the following valves is labelled by the arrow? [lightgallery]
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