12. How many cusps does the bicuspid valve have? Does this valve look similar otherwise to the other AV valve? Are there chordae tendineae and papillary muscles? Does the left ventricle have a greater or smaller number of papillary muscles compared with the right side? Compare the thickness of the right and left ventricles. Which one is thicker? Why?
Heart is made of four chambers namely,
· Right atrium
· Right ventricle
· Left atrium
· Left ventricle
The opening of blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle is guarded by “tricuspid valve” and the left atrium and left ventricle are connected by “bicuspid valve (or mitral valve).” The bicuspid valve contains two cusps. It is different from the other valve (tricuspid valve) as it contains three cusps.
Yes, the cusps of mitral valve are attached to the papillary muscles by chordae tendineae.
The right side of the heart contains three papillary muscles, whereas that of the left side contains two papillary muscles.
The myocardium of the left ventricle is thicker than the right ventricle because it has to pump the blood towards all the body parts. The right ventricle pumps greater volume of blood than the left ventricle.
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