Espiral Atlas
OrganThorax

Mitral valve

valva mitralis

It guards the left atrioventricular opening, between the left atrium and ventricle, behind the sternum, at the level of the 4th costal cartilage.

Thorax – 3D human anatomy atlas

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Related clinical cases

  • Heart valve disease

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