The Fingerprint Pattern Accounting for Only 5 Percent of All

question 21

Multiple Choice

The fingerprint pattern accounting for only 5 percent of all known patterns is the:

• A) arch.
• B) radial loop.
• C) whorl.
• D) ulnar loop.
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Left Atrium

The left atrium is the top left section of the heart, responsible for receiving blood rich in oxygen from the lungs and transferring it to the left ventricle.

Pulmonary Arteries

The pulmonary arteries are the vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

Pulmonary Veins

Veins that transfer oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

EDV

End-Diastolic Volume, the amount of blood in the ventricles of the heart immediately before it contracts.