ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Stroke Volume?
A
Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per hour
B
Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute
C
Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per beat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(i) During a cardiac cycle each ventricle pumps out approximately 70mL of blood which is called the stroke volume.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your stroke volume is the amount of blood your heart pumps each time it beats, and your heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute. During exercise, your body may need three or four times your normal cardiac output, because your muscles need more oxygen when you exert yourself.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a normal healthy adult, the heart beats 60-100 times in a minute. With each beat, the heart pumps 70 millilitres of blood out of the heart. It can move 5 to 7 litres of blood in one minute and 7600 litres per day. Hence about 70 ml of blood is pumped into the arteries during each heartbeat.

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