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  2. Heart valve - Wikipedia

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    The valves of the human heart can be grouped in two sets: [6] Two atrioventricular valves to prevent backflow of blood from the ventricles into the atria: Tricuspid valve or right atrioventricular valve, between the right atrium and right ventricle; Mitral valve or bicuspid valve, between the left atrium and left ventricle

  3. Mitral valve - Wikipedia

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    The mitral valve and the tricuspid valve are known as the atrioventricular valves because they lie between the atria and the ventricles. [1] In normal conditions, blood flows through an open mitral valve during diastole with contraction of the left atrium, and the mitral valve closes during systole with contraction of the left ventricle. The ...

  4. Tricuspid valve - Wikipedia

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    The tricuspid valve, or right atrioventricular valve, is on the right dorsal side of the mammalian heart, at the superior portion of the right ventricle.The function of the valve is to allow blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle during diastole, and to close to prevent backflow (regurgitation) from the right ventricle into the right atrium during right ventricular ...

  5. Cardiac physiology - Wikipedia

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    The semilunar valves close to prevent backflow into the heart. Since the atrioventricular valves remain closed at this point, there is no change in the volume of blood in the ventricle, so the early phase of ventricular diastole is called the isovolumic ventricular relaxation phase, also called isovolumetric ventricular relaxation phase. [1]

  6. Chordae tendineae - Wikipedia

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    Chordae tendineae are relaxed because the atrioventricular valves are forced open. [6] When the ventricles of the heart contract in ventricular systole, the increased blood pressures in both chambers push the AV valves to close simultaneously, preventing the backflow of blood into the atria. Since the blood pressure in the atria is much lower ...

  7. Atrioventricular node - Wikipedia

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    The cardiac conduction system (and AV node part of it) coordinates myocyte mechanical activity. A wave of excitation spreads out from the sinoatrial node through the atria along specialized conduction channels. This activates the AV node. [1] The atrioventricular node delays impulses by approximately 0.09s.

  8. Cardiac skeleton - Wikipedia

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    The atrioventricular rings serve for the attachment of the muscular fibers of the atria and ventricles, and for the attachment of the bicuspid and tricuspid valves. [3] The left atrioventricular ring is closely connected, by its right margin, with the aortic arterial ring; between these and the right atrioventricular ring is a triangular mass ...

  9. Atrioventricular canal - Wikipedia

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    The mitral valve and tricuspid valve are formed by the proper division of an early common valve being separated into two. [5] Atrioventricular canal defect may be divided into partial or complete forms. In the partial form, openings between the left and right atria and improper formation of the mitral valve exist.