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What is preload?
What is preload?
- The state of increased cardiac contractility
- The force that the contracting heart must generate to eject blood from the filled heart
- The volume of blood stretching the resting heart muscle (correct)
- The mechanical performance of the heart
What does afterload represent?
What does afterload represent?
- The state of increased cardiac contractility
- The volume of blood stretching the resting heart muscle
- The mechanical performance of the heart
- The force that the contracting heart must generate to eject blood from the filled heart (correct)
What is cardiac contractility?
What is cardiac contractility?
- The mechanical performance of the heart (correct)
- The force that the contracting heart must generate to eject blood from the filled heart
- The state of increased cardiac contractility
- The volume of blood stretching the resting heart muscle
What are the main components of afterload?
What are the main components of afterload?
What determines preload?
What determines preload?