MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

CARDIOLOGY

MITRAL STENOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where is the aortic valve located?
A
between right ventricle and pulmonary artery
B
between right atrium and aorta
C
between aorta and left atrium
D
between the left ventricle and aorta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Where is the aortic valve located? The aortic valve is between your left ventricle and aorta. Looking at your heart straight on, your aortic valve is near the middle of your heart. Your pulmonary valve is to the right and in front of your aortic valve.

Detailed explanation-2: -The aortic valve is located between the left ventricle and the aorta.

Detailed explanation-3: -semilunar valve, either of two pocketlike half-moon-shaped structures located between the left ventricle and the aorta (aortic valve) and between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery (pulmonary valve) of the heart.

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