After closure of the aortic valve, the blood pressure in the arteries increases slightly. What causes this increase to occur? brief re-opening of the aortic valve opening of the AV valve neural input that is primarily parasympathetic elastic recoil of the aorta vasoconstriction of the arterioles
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