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Extractions: Click Here for St. Vincent Hospital News and Events Get the most recent "Health News" Updates Health-E Guide Cardiovascular Diseases Click Image to Enlarge The heart consists of four chambers, two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers). There is a valve through which blood passes before leaving each chamber of the heart. The valves prevent the backward flow of blood. These valves are actual flaps that are located on each end of the two ventricles (lower chambers of the heart). They act as one-way inlets of blood on one side of a ventricle and one-way outlets of blood on the other side of a ventricle. Each valve has three flaps, except the mitral valve, which has two flaps. The four heart valves include the following: How do the heart valves function?
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Extractions: Home Health Information Health Topics A to Z Health Topics A to Z Cardiovascular Diseases The heart consists of four chambers, two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers). There is a valve through which blood passes before leaving each chamber of the heart. The valves prevent the backward flow of blood. These valves are actual flaps that are located on each end of the two ventricles (lower chambers of the heart). They act as one-way inlets of blood on one side of a ventricle and one-way outlets of blood on the other side of a ventricle. Each valve has three flaps, except the mitral valve, which has two flaps. The four heart valves include the following: As the heart muscle contracts and relaxes, the valves open and close, letting blood flow into the ventricles and out to the body at alternate times. The following is a step-by-step illustration of how the valves function normally in the left ventricle: