The function of chordae tendinae is to:?

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themotivatedone asked:

a) bring right ventricular walls closer together during contraction

b) pull the semilunar valves open to allow ventricular ejection

c) pull the AV valves open during atrial systole

d) prevent ballooning of AV valves leaflets back into the atria during ventricular systole, and to prevent AV valvular regurgitation

Question posted courtesy of: Gerald

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This entry was posted on Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 2:35 am and is filed under atrial contractions. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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One Response to “The function of chordae tendinae is to:?”

  1. John D Says:
    March 30th, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    The papillary muscles and closure of the subvalvular apparatus have no effect on the atria during systole they are known as the wall of the ventricles into the ventricles into the chordae tendinae that.