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What is the term for the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood?
What is the term for the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood?
- Stroke volume (correct)
- Inotropic drugs
- Dicrotic notch
- Murmurs
Which event causes the dicrotic notch?
Which event causes the dicrotic notch?
- Ventricular relaxation while all valves are closed
- A brief rise in aortic pressure when the aortic valve closes (correct)
- The volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute
- Ventricular contraction while all valves are closed
What do chronotropic drugs primarily affect?
What do chronotropic drugs primarily affect?
- Heart rate (correct)
- Peripheral resistance
- Blood volume
- Contractility
Which term refers to abnormal heart sounds due to turbulent blood flow?
Which term refers to abnormal heart sounds due to turbulent blood flow?
What is the volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute known as?
What is the volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute known as?
How do inotropic drugs primarily affect the heart?
How do inotropic drugs primarily affect the heart?
What term defines the volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute?
What term defines the volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute?
During which phase of the cardiac cycle does the heart muscle relax and fill with blood?
During which phase of the cardiac cycle does the heart muscle relax and fill with blood?
Which term refers to the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood?
Which term refers to the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood?
What does the term 'cardiac cycle' refer to?
What does the term 'cardiac cycle' refer to?
Which term represents the complete sequence of events in one heartbeat?
Which term represents the complete sequence of events in one heartbeat?
What is specifically defined as the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood?
What is specifically defined as the phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood?
