Heart valves (Latin)

Posterosuperior view of the heart (cor), with the atria removed to expose the the heart valves (valvae cordis) and surrounding structures. All four valvae cordis have 3 cusps or leaflets each, except for the valva atrioventricularis sinistra, which only has 2 cusps (there may be small accessory cusps between the two major cusps of this valve). The valvulae semilunares dextra/sinistra/posterior of the valva aortae are commonly called the valvula coronaria dextra, valvula coronaria sinistra and valvula noncoronaria in clinical practice. Other terminological variations include cuspis anterior/posterior of the valva atrioventricularis dextra which can be more accurately referred to as the cuspis superior/inferior, respectively. The valvae cordis are anchored by the fibrous skeleton of the heart, of which we can see the anuli fibrosi of the valvae atrioventriculares sinistra et dextra.