The Determinant of Whether Heart Valves Are Open or Closed

question 63

True/False

The determinant of whether heart valves are open or closed is the pressure difference across them.

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Definitions:

Area

The measure of the extent of a two-dimensional figure or shape in a plane.

Normal Probability

Describes the likelihood of an event occurring under a normal distribution, characterized by a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve.

Poisson Distribution

A discrete probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space, given a known constant rate of occurrence.

Standard Normal

A special case of the normal distribution used in statistical analysis where the mean is 0 and variance is 1.