By convention, the cardiac cycle graphs the events of the left side of the heart. How would the graphs change if we looked, instead, at the right side of the heart?
A) Pressure in the right ventricle would be much less, and all other events would be about the same.
B) Both the pressure and volume changes in the right ventricle would be much less, while other events would be about the same.
C) There would be no change in any of the events.
Answer: A
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