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Describe the locations of the 4 valves (bicuspid, tricuspid, aortic semilunar, pulmonary semilunar) inside the heart.

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Tricuspid: has three leaflets which allow blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle.

Pulmonary: also has three leaflets which allow blood to pump from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery


Bicuspid: has two leaflets which allow blood to flow from the lungs into the left atrium.

Aortic: has three leaflets which open to let blood flow from your heart’s left ventricle to the aorta.

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