During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, the Discoveries That Most

question 13

Multiple Choice

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the discoveries that most captured the public imagination were made in ________.

• A) medicine
• B) natural history
• C) chemistry
• D) astronomy

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Definitions:

Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

A heart valve that is a semilunar valve. It is situated between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk.

Right Ventricle

The lower right chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the lungs via the pulmonary artery.

Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

A valve in the heart located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, preventing backflow of blood into the heart.

Pulmonary Artery Trunk

The main vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.