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Match each of the following statements with the terms below that provide the best definition.
Match each of the following statements with the terms below that provide the best definition.


Definitions:

Afterload

The pressure against which the heart must work to eject blood during systole.

Ventricles

Chambers in the heart and brain that have various functions, such as pumping blood or storing cerebrospinal fluid.

Eject Blood

The process of forcefully expelling blood from the heart chambers, primarily during systole.

Papillary Muscles

Muscle projections from the ventricular walls of the heart that attach to the chordae tendineae and prevent inversion of the valves during contraction.

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