5 Control of Cardiac Output Flashcards
1
Q
Define afterload
A
The load/force the heart must pump against in the vessels
2
Q
Define preload
A
The amount the ventricles are stretched/filled in diastole (end diastolic volume)
3
Q
Define total peripheral resistance
A
The resistance to blood flow offered by all the systemic vasculature
4
Q
What is another term for total peripheral resistance?
A
Systemic vascular resistance
