MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

CARDIOLOGY

MITRAL STENOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is another name for the bicuspid valve?
A
mitro valve
B
two cuspid
C
double cuspid
D
mitral valve
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The mitral valve is also called the bicuspid valve and the left atrioventricular valve.

Detailed explanation-2: -The right atrioventricular valve has three cusps, and is therefore called the tricuspid valve, while the left atrioventricular valve has two cusps, and is known as the bicuspid or mitral valve-mitral because it is said to resemble a bishops mitre.

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