What Is Cardiac Output

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Multiple Choice

What is cardiac output?

• A) the volume of blood pumped by each ventricle during each contraction or beat
• B) the volume of blood pumped by each ventricle per minute
• C) stroke volume SVR (systemic vascular resistance)
• D) the volume of blood pumped by each atria into ventricles

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