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Which of the following correctly describes the 3rd stage of the cardiac cycle?

The ventricles contract.

The atria contract.

The ventricles are relaxed and fill with blood.

The atria relax while the ventricles contract.

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Answer:

The period of relaxation that occurs as the chambers fill with blood is called diastole. Both the atria and ventricles undergo systole and diastole

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