During the period of ventricular filling ________.

A) pressure in the heart is at its peak
B) blood flows passively through the atria and the open AV valves into the ventricles
C) the atria remain in diastole
D) it is represented by the P wave on the ECG


B) blood flows passively through the atria and the open AV valves into the ventricles

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