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Cardiovascular System: Cardiac Output

Interactive Physiology® Quiz: Cardiovascular System: Cardiac Output

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1
1 Cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped out of ___________ in one minute.
 
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Question 2
2 The equation for Cardiac Output is CO =
 
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Question 3
3 A normal heart rate in an adult at rest is _____ bpm.
 
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Question 4
4 Stroke volume is the amount of blood pumped out by each ventricle:
 
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Question 5
5 End diastolic volume (EDV) is the:
 
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Question 6
6 Calculate stroke volume, given the following: EDV = 120 ml/beat and ESV = 50 ml/beat.
 
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Question 7
7 Predict what would happen to heart rate (HR), stroke volume (SV), and cardiac output (CO) with increased sympathetic input.
 
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Question 8
8 Predict what would happen to heart rate (HR), stroke volume (SV), and cardiac output (CO) with decreased heart rate.
 
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Question 9
9 Which of the following chemicals would slow the heart rate?
 
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Question 10
10 How does the sympathetic nervous system increase stroke volume?
 
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