Practice mode Circulation

During which phase of the cardiac cycle are both atria and ventricles relaxed while blood flows passively into the heart?

Correct answer B. Joint (complete) diastole

Explanation

In joint diastole all chambers are relaxed. Blood returns to the atria from the veins and passes through the open atrioventricular valves into the ventricles.

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