Thin Strands of Fibrous Connective Tissue Extend from the Atrioventricular

question 31

Multiple Choice

Thin strands of fibrous connective tissue extend from the atrioventricular (AV) valves to the papillary muscles and prevent the AV valves from bulging back into the atria during ventricular systole. These strands are called _____.

• A) cardiac cilia
• B) Purkinje fibers
• C) papillary muscles
• D) chordae tendineae

Understand and calculate the standard deviation of a probability distribution.

Understand and apply the concept of independent events in probability.

Calculate the probability of a specific outcome given a probability distribution.

Understand and apply the Poisson distribution to model certain types of random events.

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