THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

HEART AND PERICARDIUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Separates the left atrium from the left ventricle:permits blood to flow one way only, from the left atrium into the left ventricle
A
Tricuspid Valve
B
Mitral Valve
C
Pulmonary Valve
D
Aortic Valve
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mitral valve: This valve has two leaflets. They allow blood to flow from the lungs into the left atrium. And they prevent backward flow from the left ventricle to the left atrium. Aortic valve: This valve has three leaflets.

Detailed explanation-2: -mitral valve: located between the left atrium and the left ventricle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oxygen-rich blood flows from the lungs back into the left atrium (LA), or the left upper chamber of the heart, through four pulmonary veins. Oxygen-rich blood then flows through the mitral valve (MV) into the left ventricle (LV), or the left lower chamber.

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