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During the Process of Labour, What Needs to Dilate to 10

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During the process of labour, what needs to dilate to 10 centimetres (4.5 inches) ?


Definitions:

End-diastolic Volume

The volume of blood in the ventricles at the end of diastole, immediately before contraction.

End-systolic Volume

This is the volume of blood left in the ventricle at the end of systole, just before the heart fills again during diastole.

Stroke Volume

The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction, indicating cardiac efficiency.

Cardiac Output

The quantity of blood circulated by the heart through the vascular system every sixty seconds.

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