MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. There are four valves in the heart: aortic valve, mitral valve, tricuspid valve, and pulmonary valve. The valves are designed to control the direction of blood flow through the heart. The opening and closing of the heart valves produce the heart-beat sounds.

Detailed explanation-2: -The heart has four valves. The mitral valve, the tricuspid valve, the pulmonary valve and the aortic valve. The mitral and the tricuspid valves, also known as the atrioventricular valves, are located between the top chambers of the heart, the atria, and the lower chambers of the heart, the ventricles.