Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) generates a murmur associated with the ________ heart sound that occurs when the ________.
A) lubb (S1); atria contract
B) dupp (S2); atria relax
C) lubb (S1); ventricles contract
D) dupp (S2); ventricles relax
E) lubb (S1); ventricles relax

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Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) generates a murmur associated with the "lubb" or S1 heart sound, which occurs when the ventricles contract. This is because the mitral valve prolapses into the left atrium during ventricular contraction, leading to regurgitation and the associated murmur.

Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) Generates a Murmur Associated with the ________