Which of the following terms indicates the amount of blood
pumped out of the ventricle with each contraction of the heart?
a) Stroke volume
Stroke volume is the amount of blood pumped out (ejected) with each
contraction of the heart (heart beat). Stroke volume times heart rate
equals cardiac output.
b) Afterload
Afterload is the amount of resistance to ejection of blood from a
ventricle.
c) Cardiac output
Cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped out of the heart in one
minute.
d) Preload
Preload is the pressure created by a volume of blood within a ventricle
before contraction.
pumped out of the ventricle with each contraction of the heart?
a) Stroke volume
Stroke volume is the amount of blood pumped out (ejected) with each
contraction of the heart (heart beat). Stroke volume times heart rate
equals cardiac output.
b) Afterload
Afterload is the amount of resistance to ejection of blood from a
ventricle.
c) Cardiac output
Cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped out of the heart in one
minute.
d) Preload
Preload is the pressure created by a volume of blood within a ventricle
before contraction.