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The pressure in the arteries when the left ventricle relaxes is called pressure.

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ventricular

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diastolic

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systolic

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atrial

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Solution

The correct option is B diastolic
Diastolic pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood in between hearbeats, when the left ventricle relaxes to refill the blood. It is measured to be 80 mm of Hg in a healthy human.

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