Heart valve
A heart valve normally allows blood to flow in only one direction through the heart.
| Heart valves | |
|---|---|
 Valves of the heart in motion, the front wall of the heart is removed in this image. | |
| Details | |
| System | Cardiovascular |
| Identifiers | |
| TH | |
| TE | |
| FMA | |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The four valves are commonly represented in a mammalian heart that determines the pathway of blood flow through the heart.
A heart valve opens or closes incumbent on differential blood pressure on each side.[1][2][3]
Heart Valve Media
Structure of the heart valves
Blood flow through the valves
Wiggers diagram, showing various events during a cardiac cycle, with closures and openings of the aortic and mitral marked in the pressure curves.
Illustration of the valves of the heart when the ventricles are contracting.
References
- ↑ "Heart Valves". American Heart Association, Inc – 10000056 Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia. American Heart Association, Inc. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ↑ Klabunde, RE (2009-07-02). "Pressure Gradients". Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts. Richard E. Klabunde. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ↑ Klabunde, RE (2007-04-05). "Cardiac Valve Disease". Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts. Richard E. Klabunde. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
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