APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The tricuspid valve sits between the heart’s two right chambers. The tricuspid valve consists of three thin flaps of tissue (called cusps, or leaflets). These valve flaps open to let blood flow from the upper right chamber (right atrium) to the lower right chamber (right ventricle).

Detailed explanation-2: -Since the right side of the heart must move the same amount of blood as the left side but at much lower pressure, it is necessary that the valve open much more readily to allow the same volume to pass through (the three parts of the valve would allow it to open more circular).

Detailed explanation-3: -The tricuspid valve controls the flow of blood from your heart’s right atrium (top chamber) to the right ventricle (bottom chamber). Blood can leak backward into the atrium from the leaky tricuspid valve, causing your heart to pump harder to move blood through the valve.

Detailed explanation-4: -Right-Sided Valves. The valve between the upper (right atrium) and the lower chambers (right ventricle) on the right hand side is called the tricuspid valve. The right lower pumping chamber (right ventricle) pumps blood into the arteries of the lungs.