Coloured scanning electron micrograph of the aortic valve. The heart was sectioned at the level of the coronary sulcus,which separates the atria from the ventricles,and the valve is seen from above. The aortic valve is found between the left ventricle and the aorta and prevents the flow of blood back into the left ventricle. It is formed by three semilunar cusps; only two are visible here,one is the large area at centre and the other one is at bottom right. The dark round area at top centre is the orifice of the left coronary artery; a semilunar cusp of the pulmonary valve is at top right. Magnification: x25 at 6x7cm size | |
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