Cardiac Output

question 221

Multiple Choice

Cardiac output

• A) is maintained at a relatively constant value at rest
• B) is the volume of blood pumped by each ventricle per minute.
• C) equals heart rate x (EDV-ESV)
• D) increases with exercise
• E) all of the above

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