Stroke Volume Is Defined as ___________

question 30

Multiple Choice

Stroke volume is defined as ___________.

• A) The product of cardiac output and total peripheral resistance.
• B) The difference between EDV and ESV.
• C) The product of preload and HR.
• D) The product of cardiac output and arteriovenous oxygen difference.

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Definitions:

Venule

Minute vein, consisting of endothelium and a few scattered smooth muscles, that carries blood away from capillaries.

Systemic Blood Vessels

The network of blood vessels that circulate blood to and from the heart and all body parts, excluding the lungs.

Left Ventricle

The chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood out through the aorta to the rest of the body.

Right Atrium

The right upper chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body via the venae cavae.