Unit 1: CV System Part G Flashcards
stroke volume
Volume of blood ejected from each ventricle
Cardiac Output
Volume of blood ejected by each ventricle over time (i.e. rate at which each ventricle pumps blood)
How is cardiac output determined?
Determined by the rate at which the ventricles contract (heart rate) and the volume of blood
pumped per contraction (stroke volume)
How can you calculate stroke volume?
EDV- ESV
End Diastolic Volume (EDV)
amount of blood in each ventricle at the end
of the ventricular relaxation period and, just prior to the start of ventricular contraction.
On average, at rest = 135mL
End Systolic Volume (ESV)
amount of blood left in each ventricle just after
ventricular ejection
On average, at rest = 65 mL.