Cardiac Output is

a. the amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle in one minute.
b. the number of impulses fired by the SA node in one minute.
c. the amount of blood pumped out of the heart during every ventricular contraction.
d. the number of times the heart beats in one minute.
e. the amount of blood filling each ventricle at the end of diastole.


Answer: a. the amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle in one minute.

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