The Physiology of Cardiovascular system

What is the term used to describe the physiology of the cardiovascular system with regards to the cardiac cycle, systemic and pulmonary circulation, venous return, vascular shunting, heart rates, stroke volume, cardiac output, end diastolic and end systolic volumes?

• Nervous system

• Cardiovascular system

• Digestive system

• Respiratory system

Which term refers to the volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute?

• Stroke volume

• Cardiac output

• Venous return

• Heart rate

What is the term for the amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction?

• Cardiac output

• End systolic volume

• End diastolic volume

• Stroke volume

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting heart rate?

• Resting heart rate

• Working heart rate

• Digestive system

• Maximum heart rate

What is the term for the difference between the maximum and resting heart rates?

• Vascular shunting

• Cardiac cycle

• Venous return

• Heart rate reserve

Which term refers to the amount of blood returning to the heart from the veins?

• Heart rate reserve

• Venous return

• Cardiac output

• Stroke volume

What is the term for the volume of blood in the ventricles at the end of diastole?

• End diastolic volume

• End systolic volume

• Stroke volume

• Cardiac output

Which term refers to the volume of blood in the ventricles at the end of systole?

• Cardiac output

• End systolic volume

• End diastolic volume

• Stroke volume

What is the term for the amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction?

• Stroke volume

• Cardiac output

• End systolic volume

• End diastolic volume

Which term refers to the amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute?

• Stroke volume

• Cardiac output

• Venous return

• Heart rate