Using the Following Answer Code, Indicate Which Pressure Relationship Exists

Multiple Choice

Using the following answer code, indicate which pressure relationship exists during the time in question.
-when the atrioventricular valve opens

A) aortic pressure > ventricular pressure > atrial pressure
B) ventricular pressure > aortic pressure > atrial pressure
C) aortic pressure > atrial pressure > ventricular pressure
D) ventricular pressure > atrial pressure > aortic pressure
E) atrial pressure > ventricular pressure > aortic pressure