10/11/2025
Anatomía y Función del Corazon.
This heart visual is a masterpiece of anatomy and function — it shows how your heart’s four valves work like perfectly timed gates, keeping blood flowing in the right direction every second of your life. 🫀
Let’s take a guided tour through the valvular symphony you’re seeing here:
💙 Right Side – The Deoxygenated Journey
Blood that has delivered oxygen to the body returns through the superior and inferior vena cava into the right atrium (RA). From here, it passes through the tricuspid valve, the first one-way gate ensuring no backflow when the right ventricle (RV) contracts.
Next stop: the pulmonary valve, which opens to send blood toward the pulmonary artery — the only artery carrying oxygen-poor blood. Its destination? The lungs, where carbon dioxide is swapped for oxygen.
❤️ Left Side – The Oxygen-Rich Return
Now revitalized, blood flows back via the pulmonary veins into the left atrium (LA). It then passes through the mitral valve, which, like the tricuspid, prevents regurgitation as the left ventricle (LV) — the heart’s powerhouse — contracts.
Finally, blood rushes through the aortic valve into the aorta, the grand highway distributing oxygen-rich blood throughout the body.
🔁 The Coordination
On the right panel, the visual zooms in on how these valves sit together — a top-down view of perfect engineering. The tricuspid and mitral valves separate the atria from the ventricles, while the aortic and pulmonary valves control blood exiting the heart.
Every beat follows a rhythm: valves open, pressure builds, blood moves forward, then the valves snap shut to prevent any backflow. This precise timing is why you hear the familiar “lub-dub” sound — the music of life itself.
So next time you feel your pulse, remember: inside your chest, four small yet mighty valves are opening and closing about 100,000 times a day, ensuring every cell in your body gets what it needs to survive. ❤️✨
Disclaimer: Image Credit to the Rightful Owner.