The Aortic Valve Opens

question 155

Multiple Choice

The aortic valve opens

• A) when ventricular pressure exceeds aortic pressure
• B) at the start of ventricular systole
• C) just after the isovolumetric relaxation phase
• D) just before the isovolumetric contraction phase
• E) none of these

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