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cardiac output answer The amount of blood that is pumped by the heart per unit time, measured in liters per minute (l/min). How is cardiac output determined? answer The stroke volume multiplied by the heart rate is the cardiac output. Stroke volume answer The amount of blood that is put out by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction is called the stroke volume preload answer Preload can be defined as the initial stretching of the cardiac myocytes prior to contraction afterload answer Afterload can be thought of as the "load" that the heart must eject blood against. In simple terms, the afterload is closely related to the aortic pressure.
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