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  2. Heart valve - Wikipedia

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    The closure of the AV valves is heard as lub, the first heart sound (S1). The closure of the SL valves is heard as dub, the second heart sound (S2). The mitral valve is also called the bicuspid valve because it contains two leaflets or cusps. The mitral valve gets its name from the resemblance to a bishop's mitre (a type of hat).

  3. 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.

  4. Atrioventricular - Wikipedia

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    Atrioventricular (having to do with an atrium and ventricle) can refer to: Left atrioventricular opening; Atrioventricular fistula; Atrioventricular node; Atrioventricular valves, the mitral valve and tricuspid valve

  5. 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 ...

  6. Endocardial cushions - Wikipedia

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    Endocardial cushions, or atrioventricular cushions, refer to a subset of cells in the development of the heart that play a vital role in the proper formation of the heart septa. They develop on the atrioventricular canal [2] and conotruncal region of the bulbus cordis. [3] During heart development, the heart starts out as a tube. As heart ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Papillary muscle - Wikipedia

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    Anatomy photo:20:26-0105 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center — "Heart: The Left Atrioventricular (Mitral) Valve" (anterior, posterior papillary muscles) Atlas image: ht_rt_vent at the University of Michigan Health System} — "Right atrioventricular bundle branch, anterior view" Definition of Papillary muscle; MedicineNet Search Results

  9. Isovolumetric contraction - Wikipedia

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    As diastole ends, the ventricles begin depolarizing and, while ventricular pressure starts to rise owing to contraction, the atrioventricular valves close in order to prevent backflow to the atria. At this stage, which corresponds to the R peak or the QRS complex seen on an ECG, the semilunar valves (aortic and pulmonary valves) are also closed.