Heart Valves

Question 1

Lunar

Answer 1

moon

Question 2

Tricuspid Valve

Answer 2

Valve between right atrium and ventricle of heart; prevents blood from flowing backwards into atrium; has three cusps or flaps

Question 3

Atrioventricular Valve (AV, A-V)

Answer 3

Heart valves located between atrium and ventricle; includes tricuspid valve in right side of heart and bicuspid or mitral valve in left side of heart

Question 4

Cusps

Answer 4

Leaflets or flaps of heart valve

Question 5

Pulmonary Valve

Answer 5

Semilunar valve between right ventricle and pulmonary artery in heart; prevents blood from flowing backwards in ventricle

Question 6

Semilunar Valve

Answer 6

Heart valves located between ventricles and great arteries leaving heart; pulmonary valve is located between right ventricle, and pulmonary artery and aortic valve are located between left ventricle and aorta

Question 7

Mitral Valve

Answer 7

Valve between left atrium and ventricle in heart; prevents blood from flowing backwards into atrium; also called ‘bicuspid valve’ because it has two cusps or flaps

Question 8

Bicuspid Valve

Answer 8

Valve between left atrium and ventricle; prevents blood from flowing backwards into atrium; has two cusps or flaps; also called ‘mitral valve.’

Question 9

Aortic Valve

Answer 9

Semilunar valve between left ventricle of heart and aorta in heart; prevents blood from flowing backwards into ventricle