When do coronary arteries primarily receive blood flow?
a. During inspiration
b. During diastolic
c. During expiration
d. During systole
Ans: b. During diastolic
Although the coronary arteries may receive a minute portion of blood during systole, most of the blood flow to coronary arteries is supplied during diastole. Breathing patterns are irrelevant to blood flow.
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