PART 2
1. What is cardiac output and how is it calculated? ________________________________
2. During preload what increases the force of the next contraction?
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3. What factors affect EDV? ___________________________________________________
4. What happens to EDV when heart rates exceed 200bpm? _________________________
5. At rest how much blood remains in the ventricles after contraction?
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6. What is the difference between positive & negative inotropic agents?
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7. What is afterload and what can affect it? ______________________________________
8. How is the heart rate regulated? _____________________________________________
9. Sympathetic stimulation would
the heart rate.
10. What are the main blood vessels? ____________________________________________
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