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Aus Dornheim Anatomy
Aortic valve (valva aortae)
The aortic valve prevents backflow from the aorta into the left ventricle. It has a slight outward bulge (sinus aortae). The coronary vessels ( a. coronaria sinistra and dextra) originate in the left and right sinus aortae, so that the heart is supplied with blood.
