ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The mitral valve (/ˈmaɪtrəl/), also known as the bicuspid valve or left atrioventricular valve, is one of the four heart valves. It has two cusps or flaps and lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -The mitral valve is also called the bicuspid valve and the left atrioventricular valve. As the name bicuspid valve may suggest, the mitral valve is considered to have two primary leaflets: the anterior and posterior leaflets.

Detailed explanation-3: -The aortic valve is between the left lower heart chamber and the body’s main artery, called the aorta.

Detailed explanation-4: -… opening is guarded by the mitral, or bicuspid, valve, so named because it consists of two flaps. The mitral valve is attached in the same manner as the tricuspid, but it is stronger and thicker because the left ventricle is by nature a more powerful pump working under high pressure.

Detailed explanation-5: -The mitral valve is also called the bicuspid valve because it contains two leaflets or cusps.