74.6k views
1 vote
Why are the auscultatory sounds of heart not the same as location of valves

User Splatch
by
8.9k points

1 Answer

5 votes
Heart sounds (normal or pathological) are caused by turbulent blood flow. They include the sound of the closing valves. Laminar flow is silent. Turbulent flow makes a sound. A thrill is turbulence or a murmur that is so marked that it is palpable

User Anand Siddharth
by
8.3k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.