The Heart's Ability to Vary Stroke Volume Based Solely on Changes

question 16

Multiple Choice

The heart's ability to vary stroke volume based solely on changes in end-diastolic volume is based on what mechanism?

• A)automaticity
• B)autoregulation
• C)Bohr equation
• D)Frank-Starling law

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