The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles are completely closed and the volume of blood in them is constant is referred to as the
a. quiescent period.
b. isovolumetric relaxation phase.
c. ventricular ejection phase.
d. isovolumetric contraction phase.
Ans: d. isovolumetric contraction phase.
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