At what point in the cardiac cycle is pressure in the ventricles the highest (around 120 mm Hg)?

mid-to-late diastole (ventricular filling)
ventricular systole
early diastole (isovolumetric relaxation)
mid-to-late diastole (atrial contraction)


ventricular systole

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Which of the choices below describes the forces that act to pull the lungs away from the thorax wall and thus collapse the lungs?

A) the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid B) compliance and transpulmonary pressures C) the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and transpulmonary pressures D) compliance and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid

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What breed of dog has a history of difficulty metabolizing uric acid?

What will be an ideal response?

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The structure of RNA differs from DNA in that

A) the backbone of RNA contains ribose. B) RNA contains pyrimidines but not purines. C) RNA contains purines but not pyrimidines. D) DNA contains pyrimidines but not purines. E) DNA contains purines but not pyrimidines.

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Which of the following is not retroperitoneal (least in part)?

a. suspensory ligament b. round ligament c. uterosacral ligament d. ovarian ligament

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