Which item is true? A. the aortic, pulmonary, nd left atrioventricular valves al

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Which item is true?

A. the aortic, pulmonary, nd left atrioventricular valves all have 3 major flaps, but the right atrioventricular valve has 2 large ones and 2 small ones

B. the A-V valves lack the chordae tendineae anchored to papillary muscles which is the hallmark of "semilunar" valve structure

C. the proper names of the "semilunar" valves are valve of the pulmonary trunk and valve f the aorta, but in practice we usually shorten these names to pulmonary and aortic valves

D. during most of ventricular diastole, the A-V valves are in the closed position and the "semilunar" valves are in the open position

E. the left A-V valve id also called the tricuspid valve and the right A-V valve is also called the mitral valve

Explanation / Answer

C - this statement is true (semilunar valve is also called pulmonary valve and aortic valve.

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