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Where in the diagram above would this be heard, and which valve is demonstrating turbulent flow with the murmur?

1) it would be heard between letters C and D and the murmur is in the bicuspid valve
2) it would be heard between letters C and D and the murmur is in the aortic valve
3) it would be heard sometime after letter E but before the next heart sound and the murmur is in the bicuspid valve
4) it would be heard sometime after letter E but before the next heart sound and the murmur is in the aortic valve

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Final answer:

The student's question about heart murmurs relates to when and where a murmur would be heard based on the cardiac cycle and associated valve function. A diagram is needed to provide an exact answer, but generally, a mitral valve murmur is heard during ventricular contraction (S1) and an aortic valve murmur during ventricular relaxation (S2).

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking about the location and identification of a heart murmur based on the description of heart sounds and valve anatomy. Heart murmurs are caused by turbulent flow of blood that can occur when there is abnormal function of the cardiac valves. The murmur would be heard between letters C and D in the diagram if it were related to the aortic valve, considering that murmur sound would occur as a result of blood turbulence during closure of the semilunar valves, which happens after the ventricular ejection phase (the aortic valve closes and produces the S2 heart sound, the 'dub'). If the murmur was caused by the mitral valve (also known as the bicuspid valve), it would be associated with its abnormal closure during ventricular systole (the time when both atrioventricular valves close and produce the S1 heart sound, the 'lub'). Therefore, the correct answer depends on the timing the murmur is heard.

However, since the actual diagram is not provided in this question, we can't determine the precise answer between the options. Still, we can clarify that if a murmur is associated with the bicuspid valve, it would most likely be heard during the ventricular contraction period (S1), and for the aortic valve, during ventricular relaxation period (S2).

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