PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

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Define the term ‘Diastole’
A
The phase of the heartbeat when the heart relaxes
B
The passive phase of the heartbeat when the heart relaxes and fills with blood
C
The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts
D
The active phase oft he heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood out of the heart
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Diastole (/daɪˈæstəli/ dy-AST-ə-lee) is the relaxed phase of the cardiac cycle when the chambers of the heart are re-filling with blood. The contrasting phase is systole when the heart chambers are contracting. Atrial diastole is the relaxing of the atria, and ventricular diastole the relaxing of the ventricles.

Detailed explanation-2: -During ventricular contraction, the atria relax (atrial diastole) and receive venous return from both the body and the lungs. Then, in ventricular diastole, the lower chambers relax, allowing initial passive filling of the thick-walled ventricles and emptying of the atria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Diastole is the phase of the cardiac cycle during which the heart muscles are relaxed allowing the chambers to fill with blood.

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