tricuspid valve

Noun

Meaning

tricuspid valve (plural tricuspid valves)

A heart valve with three cusps which prevents backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

tricuspid right atrioventricular valve

Examples

The tricuspid valve has three cusps,sfn which connect to chordae tendinae and three papillary muscles named the anterior, posterior, and septal muscles, after their relative positions.sfn The mitral valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle. Source: Internet

Valves main render Frontal section showing papillary muscles attached to the tricuspid valve on the right and to the mitral valve on the left via chordae tendineae. Source: Internet

Venous/deoxygenated blood returns to the heart through the tricuspid valve (TV) and pulmonary valve (PV); and arterial/oxygenated blood leaves the heart through the mitral valve (MV) and aortic valve (AV). Source: Internet

The tricuspid valve of the heart and its function is documented in the treatise On the Heart. Source: Internet

When the right atrium contracts, the blood is pumped through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tricurvate tricuspal tricuspid tricuspidal tricuspidate tricuspidated