During the cardiac cycle of an individual at rest
A. the volume of blood leaving the left side of the heart is greater than that leaving the right side.
B. the duration of systole is greater than that of diastole.
C. the pressure of blood leaving the right ventricle is greater than that leaving the left ventricle.
D. the duration of diastole is greater than that of systole.
E. the contraction of the atria overlaps in time with the ventricular systole.
Answer: D
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