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A comparative anatomical study examined the mitral ring and cusps of 12 adult mammals and human cadavers to show the position, orientation, and microscopic structure of the mitral valve.
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A comparative anatomical study of the mitral ring and the 2 major mitral cusps of 12 adult mammals, including man, has been made. Two 25 mm thick sections of 2 adult human thoraces were cut to show the position and orientation of the adult mitral valve as it lies in the chest of the cadaver. Thin sections of hearts and valves were prepared so that the structure and basal attachments of the cusps could be examined microscopically.
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Robert Walmsley (1978) studied Normal anatomy (n=14). Anatomical examination was evaluated on Anatomical structure and basal attachments of the mitral cusps. A comparative anatomical study examined the mitral ring and cusps of 12 adult mammals and human cadavers to show the position, orientation, and microscopic structure of the mitral valve.
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