Assertion: mitral valve | /r/CapableOf | prevent blood
Facets:
value: from flowing from the left ventricle
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: into the left atrium
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The mitral valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle preventing blood from leaking back into the left atrium during ejection (systole).
text: When the left ventricle contracts, forcing blood into the aorta, the mitral valve closes the opening to the left atrium thereby preventing blood from flowing back and so reducing the efficiency of the pumping action.
text: Mitral valves prevent blood from flowing from the left ventricle into the left atrium Pulmonary Right semilunar valve