A Stethoscope Placed at the Right Sternal Border, Second Interspace

question 5

Multiple Choice

A stethoscope placed at the right sternal border, second interspace, would pick up sounds of the _______________.

• A) pulmonary valve
• B) valve of the inferior vena cava
• C) aortic valve
• D) right atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve
• E) left atrioventricular (mitral) valve

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