Is there a difference between the atrioventricular valves in the right side versus the left side of the heart?Is there a different between the pulmonary valves?
Atrioventricular valves separate the atria and ventricles. Mitral valve has 2 flaps which separates the left atria and the left ventricle, whereas tricuspid valve has 3 flaps which separates the right atria and the right ventricle. I think there's only 1 pulmonary valve, which is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. Pulmonary valve and aortic valve, which lies between the left ventricle and the aorta, are two semilunar valves.
Nope - the atrioventricular valves always seperate the atrium and ventricle, and the pulmonary valves, at both exits to the heart, will always stop backflow into the ventricles. They maintain similar functions on both sides of the heart.
Yep - the right atrioventricular valve, also called the tricuspid, has three cusps. On the other hand, the left AV valve, also known as the mitral valve or bicuspid, has two cusps. The bicuspid can withstand more pressure than the tricuspid.
Right Atrioventricular Valve
There are two types of valves: cuspid valves between chambers which are anchored by chordae tendonae in the ventricles and semilunar valves found in the vessels leaving the heart. The left atrium and left ventricle are separated by the bicuspid/mitral valve. The right atrium and right ventricle are separated by the tricuspid valve. Semilunar valves are found in the pulmonary artery and aorta leaving the left right and left ventricles, respectively.
