The Volume of Blood That Circulates Through the Systemic (Or

question 5

Multiple Choice

The volume of blood that circulates through the systemic (or pulmonary) blood vessels per minute is called

• A)stroke volume.
• B)tidal volume.
• C)cardiac output.
• D)cardiac reserve.
• E)total peripheral resistance.

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