____ are pulsations in the neck and chest as the atria contract against the closed AV valves and pulsations flow backward.

A. Cannon A waves
B. Cannon V waves
C. Pacemaker waves
D. Sympathetic waves


Answer: A

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B. dorsiflexion
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