what is the nickname for the eustachian valve of the heart?

Question

IT IS NAMED AFTER A DRUG THAT USED TO BE USED

Answer 1

http://www.thefetus.net/page.php?id=1799

Whoa! Elizabeth and Dr(?) Robert Rice - don't be so quick to dismiss others! The Eustachian valve is a very real structure and it is, indeed, located in the heart. The Eustachian tube, that you two mention, is a completely separate entity. HOWEVER, both structures were discovered by the same person, Bartolommeo Eustachio, a Roman anatomist, and therefore both carry his name.

The Eustachian valve is a flap of tissue that can be found where the inferior vena cava (IVC) enters into the right atrium of the heart. The role of this structure is to divert oxygenated blood coming from the placenta across the foramen ovale and out to our bodies when we are still in our mothers' wombs. After we are born, the foramen ovale closes in most of us, and we start breathing and oxygenating our blood for ourselves. The little flap of tissue, however, remains and can be seen on echocardiography. It is called the Eustachian valve. Unfortunately, I don't know of any nickname that this valve has. In fact, some texts use a more technical name, the English "inferior vena cava valve" or the Latin "valvulae venae cavae inferioris".

Sorry I couldn't answer your question but I hate seeing people act like they're smarter than you!

EDIT: Oh, my god! Is nobody reading my answer before they start going on and on about the Eustachian tube??? Many people have multiple diseases, body parts or physical findings named after them. Harvey Cushing has Cushing's disease and Cushing's triad. William Osler has Osler's nodules and Osler-Weber-Rendu disease. Why can't there be a Eustachian tube AND a Eustachian valve? Do a Google search for heaven's sake!!! Oh, I just found out that Dr. Robert Rice is a chiropractor. That would explain why he doesn't know what a Eustachian valve is.

Answer 2

What is a eustachian valve in the heart. There are 4 heart valves, mitral, aortic, tricuspid and pulmonic valves. The eustachian tubes run from the ears to the nose.........

Answer 3

I think you have your anatomy confused. The eustachian tube is actually the fleshy tube that runs from the ear to the nasal pharynx (inside of nose).

There are four valves of the heart, none of which are named eustachian. There is the mitral, pulmonic, aortic, and tricuspid.

Answer 4

The eustachian TUBE is in the ears. There's nothing called eustachian in the heart.

Answer 5

I think you have your anatomy confused, the Eustachian tube is between the ear and the nasal cavity to best of my knowledge.