WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States.
One-Way Valves in the Veins. One-way valves consist of two flaps (cusps or leaflets) with edges that meet. These valves help veins return blood to the heart. As blood moves toward the heart, it pushes the cusps open like a pair of one-way swinging doors (shown on the left).
Left Ventricle â left inferior chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood to the body. Right Ventricle â left inferior chamber of the heart that pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. 5. Name the heart valves and describe their location, function, and mechanism of operation..Ventricular systole: the ventricles contract and pump blood out of the heart into the arteries. During this stage the atrioventricular valves are closed and the semilunar valves are open. This takes about 0.3 second. The total cycle takes about 0.8 second while the subject is resting.