The pressure in the left ventricle drops below the pressure in the left atrium during which phase of the cardiac cycle?

a. atrial systole
b. isovolumetric contraction
c. ventricular systole
d. isovolumetric relaxation


Answer: d. isovolumetric relaxation

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