If a patient's tricuspid valve was leaking during systole, what would happen?

A) regurgitation back into the right atrium
B) regurgitation back into the superior vena cava
C) regurgitation back into the left atrium
D) regurgitation back into the aorta
E) regurgitation back into the pulmonary trunk


Answer: A

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