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In mitral regurgitation, the blood flows ________.
 
  A) away from the heart
  B) backward through the valve
  C) sideways within the heart
  D) toward the valve

Question 2

A patient presents to the emergency department complaining of numbness and weakness on his left side. The doctor believes this patient is experiencing a stroke (irreversible death of brain cells due to the cutoff of blood supply to the brain).
 
  The correct abbreviation for this medical condition is:
   A. MRI
   B. CVA
   C. CAT
   D. CP



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Answer to Question 1

B
Explanation: A) This does not describe regurgitation.
B) Correct Regurgitat/o- means backward flow.
C) This does not describe regurgitation.
D) This does not describe regurgitation.

Answer to Question 2

B



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