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The Four Valves · Heart

What makes a valve open at the right moment?

Forward, always forward — that's the whole design.

The simple answer

Your heart moves blood in one direction only — forward through the same repeating path, never backward.

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There's more: forward, always forward — that's the whole design. The full explanation — and the interactive version you can tap and quiz yourself on — lives in the app.

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