Which of the following statements accurately describes the pressure in the atria and ventricles at the beginning of the cardiac cycle?

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At the beginning of the cardiac cycle, the heart is in a phase where the atria are filling with blood from the veins. This causes the pressure in the atria to be higher than in the ventricles, which are in the final stages of their relaxation phase and thus at their lowest pressure, ready to receive blood from the atria.

Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Pressure in the Atria