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Which part of the heart generates the maximum number of action potentials per minute?
Which part of the heart generates the maximum number of action potentials per minute?
- Aorta
- Atria
- Sino-atrial node (correct)
- Ventricles
What is the cardiac cycle?
What is the cardiac cycle?
- The sequence of events in the heart that are cyclically repeated (correct)
- The contraction and relaxation of the atria and ventricles
- The volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle per minute
- The electrical activity of the heart that can be recorded
What is the stroke volume?
What is the stroke volume?
- The volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle per minute
- The volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle during a cardiac cycle (correct)
- The electrical activity of the heart that can be recorded
- The number of cardiac cycles per minute
What is the cardiac output?
What is the cardiac output?
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What can be recorded from the electrical activity of the heart?
What can be recorded from the electrical activity of the heart?
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What is the major function of blood in vertebrates?
What is the major function of blood in vertebrates?
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Which of the following components make up nearly 55% of blood?
Which of the following components make up nearly 55% of blood?
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What are the major proteins found in plasma?
What are the major proteins found in plasma?
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Which part of the blood is responsible for carrying waste substances from cells?
Which part of the blood is responsible for carrying waste substances from cells?
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What determines the blood grouping systems in humans?
What determines the blood grouping systems in humans?
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