Tricuspid valve

E431114

The tricuspid valve is one of the heart’s four valves that regulates blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle, preventing backflow during ventricular contraction.

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Tricuspid valve canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anatomical structure
atrioventricular valve
heart valve
adjacentTo interatrial septum
interventricular septum
associatedWithChamber right atrium
right ventricle
attachedTo fibrous tricuspid annulus
bloodFlowsThrough from right atrium to right ventricle
canBeAffectedBy carcinoid heart disease
infective endocarditis
rheumatic heart disease
canBeRepairedBy tricuspid valve repair surgery
canBeReplacedBy tricuspid valve replacement
canDevelopCondition tricuspid regurgitation
tricuspid stenosis
closesDuring ventricular systole
connects right atrium
right ventricle
developsFrom endocardial cushions
ensures forward flow to pulmonary circulation
functionsDuring ventricular systole
hasClinicalSign diastolic murmur in tricuspid stenosis
holosystolic murmur in tricuspid regurgitation
hasComponent chordae tendineae
papillary muscles
hasCusps three
hasLeaflet anterior leaflet
posterior leaflet
septal leaflet
hasNumberOfLeaflets three
imagedBy transesophageal echocardiography
transthoracic echocardiography
innervatedBy cardiac plexus NERFINISHED
isAlsoCalled right atrioventricular valve NERFINISHED
isMoreApicalThan mitral valve
locatedIn right side of the heart
opensDuring ventricular diastole
partOf human heart
prevents backflow of blood into the right atrium
regurgitant flow into right atrium
preventsBackflowDuring right ventricular contraction
regulatesBloodFlowFrom right atrium
regulatesBloodFlowTo right ventricle
separates right atrium from right ventricle
suppliedBy right coronary artery branches NERFINISHED
typeOfBloodFlow unidirectional
worksInSeriesWith pulmonary valve

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Heart hasPart Tricuspid valve