Watch a watermelon wrapped in rubber bands explode in slow-motion. (CBS News) Have you ever wondered if you could cause a watermelon to explode by wrapping a ton of rubber bands around it? And have you additionally wondered what that explosion would end up looking like in super slow-motion? The answer to both questions is probably not, but it's very cool to watch happen anyways.
The valves keep blood moving through the heart in the right direction. The mitral valve and tricuspid valve are located between the between the atria (upper heart chambers) and the ventricles (lower heart chambers).
Your heart has these four valves: the tricuspid valve, which is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle; the pulmonary valve, which is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; the mitral valve, which is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle