The four heart valves- tricuspid,mitral,aortic,and pulmonary
There are 4 heart valves, tricuspid, mitral, aortic and pulmonary. These valves differ in size, location, structure and function.
The tricuspid, aortic and pulmonary valves all have 3 cusps whilst the mitral valve only has two cusps. From the diagram it is also possible to see that the aortic and pulmonary valves are much smaller than the [...]
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