Also known as the bicuspid valve, the mitral valve gets its name from the resemblance to a bishop's mitre (a type of hat). It prevents blood flowing from the left ventricle into the left atrium. It is on the left side of the heart and has two leaflets.
A common complication of rheumatic fever is thickening and stenosis of the mitral valve
Tricuspid valve
The tricuspid valve is on the right side of the heart, between the right atrium and the right ventricle
Semilunar valves
These are positioned on the pulmonary artery and the aorta. These valves do not have chordae tendinae, but are more similar to valves in veins.
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