If the Mitral Valve Is Unable to Close Properly, __________

question 27

Multiple Choice

If the mitral valve is unable to close properly, __________.

• A) blood could flow back into the right atrium
• B) blood could flow back into the left atrium
• C) blood could flow back into the left ventricle
• D) blood could flow back into the right ventricle

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Definitions:

IUPAC Name

The IUPAC Name refers to the systematic naming convention for chemical compounds as designated by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Hydrophilic

Having an affinity for water; capable of interacting with or dissolving in water.

PKa

A measure of acidity that indicates the strength of an acid by showing the equilibrium constant for the dissociation of acid into protons and its conjugate base.

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory that states that the sampling distribution of the mean of any independent, random variable will be normal or nearly normal, if the sample size is large enough.