The Heart Flashcards
1
Q
What is heart rate
A
Beats per minute (bpm)
2
Q
What is stroke volume
A
The amount of blood pumped out of the heart per beat
3
Q
What is cardiac output
A
The amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute
4
Q
What is blood pressure
A
The force exerted on the walls of the arteries
5
Q
What do veins do
A
They take blood to the heart
6
Q
What do arteries do
A
They always take blood away from the heart
7
Q
How much oxygen and carbon dioxide do we exhale?
A
16% oxygen
4% carbon dioxide
