tricuspid valve
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one-way valve present between right auricle and right ventricle
Key facts
- Latin
- valvula tricuspidalis, valva atrioventricularis dextra
- Mesh
- D014261
- Ta98
- A12.1.02.003
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Diagram of the human heart (cropped).svg
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- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C12805
- Commons category
- Tricuspid valve
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Encyclopedic overview
The tricuspid valve, or right atrioventricular valve, is on the right dorsal side of the mammalian heart, at the superior portion of the right ventricle. The function of the valve is to allow blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle during diastole, and to close to prevent backflow (regurgitation) from the right ventricle into the right atrium during right ventricular contraction (systole).
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