The cardiac cycle is
A) the return of deoxygenated blood to the heart for exchange.
B) the process of carrying lymph to the heart for purification.
C) electrical activity in which the pacemaker triggers the atria to fire.
D) activity in which the heart pumps blood through the body.
D
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