Cardiovascular System - Heart Valves

What is the meaning of 'Semilunar' in the context of heart valves?

• Semi means half, lunar means moon.

• It refers to the shape of the heart chambers.

• It describes the color of the valves.

• It means the valves are always open.

Which heart valve is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery?

• Pulmonary valve

• Mitral valve

• Aortic valve

• Tricuspid valve

The semilunar valve looks like a ________.

• half moon

• triangle

• rectangle

• circle

Prevents blood that has ejected into the pulmonary artery returning to the right ventricle

The mitral valve is also called the ________ valve.

• bi-cuspid

• tricuspid

• pulmonary

• aortic

Blood flows through the mitral valve from the ________ to the ________ and cannot go back up into the ________.

• left atrium, left ventricle, left atrium

• right atrium, right ventricle, right atrium

• left ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle

• right ventricle, left atrium, right ventricle

The aortic valve, also known as the semilunar valve, is located between the ________ and the ________.

• left ventricle, aorta

• right atrium, pulmonary artery

• left atrium, left ventricle

• right ventricle, aorta