Leaky Heart Valve Symptoms
2. Four Valves
Our hearts have four valves. They are the tricuspid valve, the pulmonic valve, the bicuspid (mitral) valve, and the aortic valve. The tricuspid valve is so named because it has 3 flaps that open and close as the heart beats, whereas the bicuspid valve has two flaps. Both of these valves have the job of closing shut when their respective ventricle chamber closes. This prevents blood from flowing back into the atriums.
The pulmonic valve and the aortic valve will remain closed, preventing blood from the pulmonary artery and the aorta flowing back into the ventricle chambers. When the ventricles contract, increased pressure in the chambers will force blood through their respective valves and into the rest of the circulatory system.
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