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Through which artery does blood leave the heart to circulate through the body?
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Aorta
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100.0%
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The superior and inferior vena cava empty into the [...] of the heart.
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right atrium
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100.0%
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What is the name of the valve that separates the right atrium from the right ventricle of the heart?
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Tricuspid valve
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100.0%
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The right atrium pumps blood into the [...] of the heart.
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right ventricle
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100.0%
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From the right ventricle, blood leaves the heart through the [...].
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pulmonary trunk
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100.0%
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The pulmonary veins empty into the [...] of the heart.
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left atrium
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100.0%
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The left atrium pumps blood into the [...] of the heart.
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left ventricle
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100.0%
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What is the name of the valve that separates the left ventricle of the heart from the aorta?
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Aortic valve
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100.0%
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In which chamber of the heart is the sinoatrial tissue located?
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Right atrium
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100.0%
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The [...] nerve innervates the SA node of the heart, slowing its contractions.
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vagus
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100.0%
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In the heart, the action potential branches out through the ventricular walls via the [...].
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Purkinje fibres
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100.0%
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The [...] ventricular wall of the heart is 3 times thicker than the [...].
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left, right
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100.0%
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What are the 2 components of the heart's epicardium?
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Visceral pericardium
Loose connective tissue
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100.0%
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In the heart wall, the [...]cardium contains myocytes.
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myo
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100.0%
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What is the cell type found in the heart's myocardium?
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Cardiac myocyte
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100.0%
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The heart valves are folds of [...]cardium.
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endo
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100.0%
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The heart is located in the [...] mediastinum.
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middle
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100.0%
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The [...] border of the heart is known as the acute margin.
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right
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100.0%
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The [...] border of the heart is known as the obtuse margin.
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left
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100.0%
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After being reoxygenated in the capillaries of the lungs, blood returns to the heart through the [...].
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pulmonary veins
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80.0%
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What is the name of the valve that separates the right ventricle of the heart from the pulmonary trunk?
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Pulmonary valve
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80.0%
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What is the name of the valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle of the heart?
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Mitral valve
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80.0%
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The [...] is the pacemaking tissue located in the right atrium of the heart.
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sinoatrial node
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80.0%
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The [...] are the walls of cardiac muscle between the left and right heart.
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interatrial septa
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80.0%
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From the AV node of the heart, the action potential moves down the [...] in order to cross the cardiac skeleton.
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bundle of His
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80.0%
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The grooves between the ventricles of the heart are known as the [...].
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interventricular sulci
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80.0%
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The ridged muscular wall of the right atrium of the heart is called the [...].
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musculi pectinati
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80.0%
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The fossa ovalis in the right atrium of the heart is a remnant of the embryological [...].
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foramen ovale
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80.0%
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In the ventricles of the heart, fibres called [...] attach to the atrioventricular valve cusps.
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chordae tendineae
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80.0%
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Both atria of the heart contain a muscular pouch of tissue called the [...].
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auricle
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80.0%
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How many layers does the heart have and what are they called?
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Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
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80.0%
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In the heart wall, the [...]cardium is an epithelium supported by connective tissue.
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endo
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80.0%
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What is the cell type found in the heart's endocardium?
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Epithelial
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80.0%
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The coronary dominance of a heart is determined by which coronary artery supplies the [...] artery.
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posterior interventricular descending
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80.0%
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Which of the heart valves are semi-lunar valves?
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Aortic
Pulmonary
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80.0%
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The vertical ridge in the right atrium of the heart which runs from the SVC to the IVC is called the [...].
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crista terminalis
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60.0%
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In the right atrium of the heart, the SA node lies at the upper end of the [...].
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crista terminalis
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60.0%
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What are the 3 veins which drain into the right atrium of the heart?
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Superior vena cava
Inferior vena cava
Coronary sinus
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60.0%
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The depression on the septal wall between the right and left atria of the heart is called the [...].
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fossa ovalis
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60.0%
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In the ventricles of the heart, the ridges of the myocardium as known as the [...].
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trabeculae carneae
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60.0%
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In the ventricles of the heart, the chordae tendinae are attached to the ventricular wall by [...].
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papillary muscles
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60.0%
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Where is the AV node located in the heart?
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At the interatrial septum in the right atrium, near the opening of the coronary sinus
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60.0%
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In the heart, what are the 3 main branches of the left coronary artery?
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Anterior interventricular descending
Circumflex
Left marginal
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60.0%
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In the heart, what are the 2 main branches of the right coronary artery?
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Posterior interventricular descending
Acute (right) marginal
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60.0%
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What does the central thoracic compartment consist of?
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Heart and lungs
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60.0%
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The left border of the heart is known as the [...].
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obtuse margin
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40.0%
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The smooth wall of the right atrium of the heart is called the [...].
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sinus venarum
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40.0%
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In the right ventricle of the heart, the [...]/[...] is a bundle of muscle passing from the septum to the anterior papillary muscles.
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moderator band, septomarginal bundle
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40.0%
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The wall of the [...] atrium of the heart is completely smooth, except for the auricle.
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left
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40.0%
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In the adult heart, the embryological ductus arteriosus forms the [...].
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ligamentum arteriosum
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40.0%
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In the heart wall, the [...]cardium consists of the visceral pericardium and a layer of loose connective tissue.
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epi
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40.0%
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On the outer surface of the heart, the [...] marks the location of the crista terminalis in the right atrium.
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sulcus terminalis
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40.0%
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In the heart, the bundle of His divides once it reaches the [...].
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interventricular septum
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40.0%
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On semi-lunar heart valves, a [...] on each cusp seals the central gap which would otherwise be there when the valve closes.
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central nodule
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40.0%
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Heart valves are attached to the cardiac [...].
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skeleton
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40.0%
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What is the capillary density of the heart?
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1 capillary/myocyte
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40.0%
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What are the 2 functions of the trabeculae carnae in the ventricles of the heart?
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Prevent suction which would occur if the ventricular walls were flat
Pull on chordae tendinae to prevent tricuspid and mitral valves from inverting (similar action to papillary muscles)
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40.0%
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The space between the aorta/pulmonary trunk and the other vessels of the heart is called the [...].
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transverse pericardial sinus
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20.0%
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The right border of the heart is known as the [...].
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acute margin
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20.0%
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The groove between the atria and the ventricles of the heart is known as the [...].
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coronary sulcus
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20.0%
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The smooth wall of the right ventricle of the heart as it forms the pulmonary trunk is known as the [...]/[...].
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infundibulum, conus arteriosus
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20.0%
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In the heart, the fibrous tissue which separates the atria from the ventricles is called the [...].
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cardiac skeleton
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20.0%
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The heart is attached inferiorly to the [...] of the diaphragm.
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central tendon
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0.0%
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The heart is attached anteriorly to the chest wall by the [...] ligament.
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sternal cardiac
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0.0%
