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Circulatory Pathways

Question

Select the correct statement regarding the tricuspid valve.

Easy

A

It has three non-muscular flaps
B

It guards the opening between left atrium and left ventricle
C

It is an unidirectional valve.
D

It is also called the mitral valve.

Solution

Any heart valve is unidirectional including tricuspid valve. The opening between the right atrium and the right ventricle is guarded by a valve formed of three muscular flaps or cusps, the tricuspid valve, whereas a bicuspid or mitral valve guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle.

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