What is another name for the tricuspid valve?

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What is another name for the tricuspid valve?

Valves are named by where they sit and what chambers they separate. The tricuspid valve sits between the right atrium and right ventricle, so its alternate name is the right atrioventricular valve. “Atrioventricular” identifies the atrium–ventricle connection, and “right” specifies the side. (The left AV valve between the left atrium and ventricle is the mitral valve, and the other two valves are semilunar—the aortic and pulmonary valves.) So the tricuspid valve is the same structure as the right atrioventricular valve.

Valves are named by where they sit and what chambers they separate. The tricuspid valve sits between the right atrium and right ventricle, so its alternate name is the right atrioventricular valve. “Atrioventricular” identifies the atrium–ventricle connection, and “right” specifies the side. (The left AV valve between the left atrium and ventricle is the mitral valve, and the other two valves are semilunar—the aortic and pulmonary valves.) So the tricuspid valve is the same structure as the right atrioventricular valve.

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