Tag: valve

The bicuspid and tricuspid valves are both located between the atrium and the ventricle.   They are similar in appearance and can be difficult for beginning anatomists to identify accurately.  There are a couple of different ways to remember and then locate the valves.  First, you must remember …

The pyloric sphincter valve is found between the stomach and the duodenum of the small intestine.  It regulates the passage of food from the stomach into the small intestine.  On the dissected frog below, the black pin indicates the stomach and the red indicates the location of the …

This dissected heart shows the left ventricle and the muscular wall of the septum.  The left side of the heart is much more muscular than the right side of the heart, which is why we seem to feel our heartbeat more on the left side of the chest. …