Regurgitation is the passive flow of stomach contents back into the esophagus and mouth. The stomach (Gaster) In anatomy, the stomach (in ancient Greek ÏÏÏμαÏοÏ) is an organ in the alimentary canal used to digest food. ... The esophagus (also spelled oesophagus/Åsophagus), or gullet is the muscular tube in vertebrates through which ingested food passes from the mouth area to the stomach. ... hi ...
It is a passive process unlike the complex vomiting reflex. Vomiting (or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of ones stomach through the mouth. ...
Mitral valve regurgitation, or mitral regurgitation, is a condition in which the mitral valve doesn't close tightly, allowing blood to flow backward in your heart.
Mitral regurgitation may result from damage to the cords that anchor the flaps of the mitral valve to the heart wall.
However, mitral regurgitation is commonly discovered earlier, during a routine examination when your doctor listens to the sounds of your heart with a stethoscope.
Tricuspid regurgitation is a disorder involving backward flow of blood across the tricuspid valve which separates the right ventricle (lower heart chamber) from the right atrium (upper heart chamber).
The most common cause of tricuspid regurgitation is not damage to the valve itself, but enlargement of the right ventricle, which may be a complication of any disorder that causes failure of the right ventricle.
In the absence of high blood pressure in the lungs (pulmonary hypertension), tricuspid regurgitation is usually asymptomatic.