Describe the critical closing pressure

A.
The pressure needed to cause Korotkoff sounds.

B.
The pressure exerted on the aorta during the cardiac cycle.

C.
The pressure found in large veins of the leg.

D.
The pressure below which a vessel collapses.


D

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