Difference between revisions of "Heart valves"
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==Normal histology== | ==Normal histology== | ||
===Aortic valve=== | ===Aortic valve=== | ||
General | General: | ||
* | *Covered by endothelium. | ||
* | *Mostly avascular (nutrients supplied by diffusion). | ||
Terminology | Terminology: | ||
* | *Base - closest to the aortic wall. | ||
* | *Free edge - closest to the centre of the valve/interacts with other valve cusps. | ||
Three layers (from proximal (ventricular side) to distal (valsalva side)):<ref>PBoD P.558.</ref> | Three layers (from proximal (ventricular side) to distal (valsalva side)):<ref>PBoD P.558.</ref> | ||
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===Mitral valve=== | ===Mitral valve=== | ||
===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||
*Cordae tendinae | *Cordae tendinae. | ||
===Histology=== | ===Histology=== | ||