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Offline winnie101

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AS bio CIE
« on: May 13, 2010, 08:35:20 am »
are aortic valves the same as semilunar valves

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Re: AS bio CIE
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2010, 08:36:58 am »
Honestly, It Easy To Lie

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Re: AS bio CIE
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2010, 09:26:13 am »
are aortic valves the same as semilunar valves

aorta dont have any valves..
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Re: AS bio CIE
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2010, 09:46:19 am »
no one said they have valves, its just another name given to bicuspid valve
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Re: AS bio CIE
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2010, 10:51:20 am »
The aorta does have valves, semilunar valves to prevent blood flowing back into ventricles during ventricular diastole. so yes aortic valves are semilunar valves. bicuspid valves are atrioventricular valves, between the left atrium and left ventricle and is definitely not an aortic valve