What are the first vessels to branch off of the base of the ascending aorta and penetrate the myocardium of the heart wall?

A) None of the listed responses is correct.
B) anterior interventricular artery
C) cardiac veins
D) coronary arteries


D
Explanation:
A) One of the listed responses is correct.
B) The anterior interventricular artery is not the first branch off of the ascending aorta.
C) The cardiac veins do not branch off of the ascending aorta.

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