Select the correct statement about the heart valves.
A) The tricuspid valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle.
B) The mitral valve separates the right atrium from the right ventricle.
C) The AV valves are supported by the chordae tendineae so that blood does not flow back into the atria during ventricular contraction.
D) Aortic and pulmonary valves control the blood flow into the heart.

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The statement that AV valves are supported by the chordae tendineae to prevent backflow of blood into the atria during ventricular contraction is correct. The tricuspid valve separates the right atrium from the right ventricle (not the left), the mitral valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle (not the right), and aortic and pulmonary valves control the blood flow out of the heart (not into the heart).

Select the Correct Statement About the Heart Valves