Question

Give the exact location of the mitral valve.

Answer 1

Hint: As we know, the mitral valve is a valve found in the heart. It is a valve showing two flaps in the heart and so it is also called a bicuspid valve.
The valves in a heart are usually present between atrium and ventricle to prevent the backflow of the blood from ventricle to auricle.

Complete answer:
As shown in the diagram of Heart below. The mitral valve is located in the left side of the heart, between the left atrium and left ventricle. Oxygen-rich blood flows into the left atrium from the pulmonary veins. When the left atrium fills with blood, the mitral valve opens to allow blood to flow to the left ventricle. It then closes to prevent blood from flowing back into the left atrium. All of this happens in a matter of seconds as the heart beats.
The heart has four valves - one for each chamber of the heart. The valves keep blood moving through the heart in the right direction. The valves are made of strong, thin flaps of tissue called leaflets or cusps. The leaflets open to let blood move forward through the heart during half of the heartbeat. They close to keep blood from flowing backward during the other half of the heartbeat.
The mitral valve has only two leaflets the leaflets are attached to and supported by a ring of tough, fibrous tissue called the annulus. The annulus helps to maintain the proper shape of the valve.
 These are projections that open and close.
One of the leaflets is called the anterior leaflet. This is a semicircular structure that attaches to two-fifths of the mitral valve’s area. The other is called the posterior leaflet. It attaches to the remaining three-fifths of the valve.
The mitral valve is located in the left side of the heart, between the left atrium and left ventricle.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:-
Normal valves have three flaps, except the mitral valve, which has two flaps. The four heart valves include the following:
Tricuspid valve: located between the right atrium and the right ventricle
Pulmonary valve: located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
Mitral valve: located between the left atrium and the left ventricle
Aortic valve: located between the left ventricle and the aorta

Note: The heart consists of four chambers, two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers). There is a valve through which blood passes before leaving each chamber of the heart. The valves prevent the backward flow of blood. These valves are actual flaps that are located on each end of the two ventricles.