The diagram shows the pressures in the left side of the heart during one heart beat. [Figure showing a graph of pressure / kPa vs. time / s, with lines for left ventricle, aorta, left atrium and a point X marked on the time axis.] Which valves are open and which are closed at the time marked X?
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A: bicuspid: closed, semi-lunar: closed
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