Semilunar

... system. My educated guesses for the questions are below. Thanks. --- 1. Why is the opening of the coronary artery behind the flap of the aortic semilunar valve? This was a question on a test and I received an X for this question. On the test, I wrote: "This is so that blood flow from the ...

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... relaxation in the 'flatline' segment between T-wave and P-wave. That's why the second heartsound occurs after the T-wave: the closing of the semilunar valves.

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Yes...C is correct...I do agree that d could also be the cause but typically stenosis is the problem with the semilunar valves....

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incomplete closing of the_____ valves will cause heart _____ respectively. a) atrioventricular, atherosclerosis b) semilunar, atherosclerosis c) atrioventricular, murmurs d) semilunar, murmurs e) atrioventricular, phlebitis i believe is c, any opinions??? thanx

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... the arteries dilate and constrict (as in peristalsis) to push the blood foward or is it totally dependent on the pump of the heart? Also there are semilunar valves in veins. So how many flaps are there in one valve?

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