Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) generates a murmur associated with the ________ heart sound that occurs when the ________.

A) lubb (S1) ; atria contract
B) dupp (S2) ; atria relax
C) lubb (S1) ; ventricles contract
D) dupp (S2) ; ventricles relax
E) lubb (S1) ; ventricles relax

Mitral Valve Prolapse

A condition where the valve between the heart's left upper chamber (left atrium) and the left lower chamber (left ventricle) doesn't close properly.

Murmur

A sound heard during heartbeat cycles, often indicative of a heart disorder but sometimes found in healthy hearts.

Lubb (S1)

The first heart sound in the cardiac cycle, associated with closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves at the beginning of ventricular contraction.