What Is the Most Important Factor in Assessment of the Ability

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the most important factor in assessment of the ability of the cardiovascular system to meet the body's metabolic demands?

• A) Respiratory quotient (RQ)
• B) Cardiac output
• C) Oxygen uptake
• D) Adequacy of perfusion

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

A measure of the sensitivity of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in its price.

Health Care

The maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.

Perfectly Inelastic

Perfectly inelastic describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied does not change in response to a change in price.