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EX PHYS terms exam 3

  1. Heart rate (HR)
    the number of ventricular beats per minute
  2. Stroke volume (SV)
    the amount of blood that is pumped with each beat
  3. Cardiac output (CO)
    the total amount of blood that is pumped per minute. Determined with the following equation: CO = HR x SV
  4. Ejection fraction (EF)
    the % of blood in ventricle that is pumped with each beat
  5. Systolic blood pressure (SBP)
    the pressure in the aorta at during ventricular contraction
  6. Diastolic blood pressure (DBP)
    the pressure in the aorta during the resting phase of the cardiac cycle
  7. Venous return
    refers to the amount of blood returning to the right atrium from the veins
  8. Capillary density
    the number of capillaries for a given area in a tissue
  9. a-vO2 difference
    the difference in O2 content between the arterial and venous sides. represents amount of O2 extracted by tissue
  10. Plasma volume
    the volume of the watery portion of blood circulating
  11. Hematocrit
    the % of the solid (RBC) portion of blood
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EX PHYS terms exam 3
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