Which of the following is TRUE of the ventricular filling phase of the cardiac cycle?
A) Ventricular pressure is less than aortic pressure.
B) Ventricular pressure is decreasing.
C) All valves in the heart are open.
D) Ventricular pressure is greater than atrial pressure.
E) Ventricular filling occurs during systole.

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During the ventricular filling phase, the ventricular pressure is less than the aortic pressure, allowing the aortic valve to remain closed while the atrioventricular valves are open for blood to flow from the atria to the ventricles.

Which of the Following Is TRUE of the Ventricular Filling