Afterload Is

question 104

Multiple Choice

Afterload is

• A) the name given to an increase in end-diastolic volume.
• B) the arterial pressure that the ventricles must overcome to eject blood.
• C) the amount cardiac output must increase during exercise.
• D) another name for venous return.
• E) the extent to which ventricular walls are stretched.

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Definitions:

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