MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

CARDIOLOGY

MITRAL STENOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Aortic Valve is in the ____
A
Superior Left Ventricle
B
Superior Right Ventricle
C
Aorta
D
Left Pulmonary Artery
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This valve is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It has only 2 leaflets. Aortic valve. The aortic valve is located between the left ventricle and the aorta.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aortic Valve Separates the left ventricle from the aorta. Opens to allow blood to leave the heart from the left ventricle through the aorta and the body. Prevents the backflow of blood from the aorta to the left ventricle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The aortic valve separates the left ventricular outflow tract from the ascending aorta. The aortic valve has also been called the left semilunar valve and the left arterial valve and has three leaflets, or cusps: the left coronary cusp, the right coronary cusp, and the non-coronary cusp.

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