Biology A-Level
diastole
What diastole means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of diastole
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All chambers relax, ventricular pressure falls below atrial pressure so the atrioventricular valves open and the ventricles fill passively, and ventricular volume rises.
Topics that use diastole
- Mass transport in animals (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- affinity
- affinity for oxygen
- atrial systole
- Atrioventricular valves
- biconcave disc
- Biological drawing conventions
- Bohr effect
- Causation
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