1530s, a running (usually at full speed), a course (especially of the sun, etc., across the sky), from Middle French carriere road, racecourse (16c.), from Old ProvenÃ§al or Italian carriera, from Vulgar Latin *(via) cararia carriage (road), track for wheeled vehicles, from Latin carrus chariot (see car).
Noun. 1. tricuspid valve-valve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts. right atrioventricular valve.
The purpose of the valve is to close when the ventricle pumps blood â¦ into the pulmorary arteries that lead to the lungs. The bicuspid valve, or mitral valve, functions similarly to maintain blood flow in one direction only. The bicuspid valve is located on the right side of the heart.