Tricuspid valve

Tricuspid valve regurgitation is when the valve between your right atrium and right ventricle doesn’t fully close. This causes some blood to flow the wrong way.

Lean in this article the anatomy, structure and function of the heart valves. See images and diagram of the heart valves now at Kenhub!

Function of the AV, semilunar valves, including a quick overview of the blood flow and the fibrous skeleton.

The key difference between AV valves and semilunar valves is that the AV valves allow blood to flow from atria to ventricles while the semilunar valves all

Students are presented with a hypothetical scenario in which they are biomedical engineers asked to design artificial hearts. Using the engineering design process as a guide, the challenge is established and students brainstorm to list everything they might need to know about the heart in order to create a complete mechanical replacement (size, how it functions, path of blood etc.). They conduct research to learn the information and organize it through various activities. They research…

Valves of the heart ensure the one way flow. The AV valves are located between the atrium and ventricles and regulate the openings between them. The left AV valve is also called mitral valve and the right AV valve is also called the tricuspid valve. The aortic and pulmonary valve (semilunar valves) regulate blood flow from ventricles to the greater arteries.

Understand the fundamentals of mitral valve anatomy on transesophageal echocardiography with a focus on mitral valve segements.