Question

State the correct location of pulmonary semilunar valve.

Answer 1

Valves:

1. Valves prevent the backflow of blood and make the blood transport unidirectional.

Pulmonary semilunar valve:

1. The valve that prevents the reverse flow of blood from the pulmonary trunk into the right ventricle is known as the pulmonary semilunar valve.
2. The pulmonary semilunar valve functions during the ventricular diastole.

Location:

1. The pulmonary semilunar valve is located at the origin of the pulmonary artery.
2. Thus, it is the entrance to the pulmonary artery.