Which lists include the three factors that make up blood pressure?
1. Blood volume, heart rate, and stroke volume
2. Cardiac output, blood volume, and peripheral vascular resistance
3. Age, weight, and race
4. Body mass index, diet, and genetics
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Rationale 1: Heart rate is not specifically involved except in its role in cardiac output.
Rationale 2: Although many factors can contribute to blood pressure, such as diet and weight, it is a person's cardiac output, blood volume, and peripheral vascular resistance that create the pressure.
Rationale 3: Age, weight, and race do not specifically control blood pressure.
Rationale 4: Body mass index, diet, and genetics do not specifically control blood pressure.
Global Rationale: Although many factors can contribute to blood pressure, such as diet and weight, it is a person's cardiac output, blood volume, and peripheral vascular resistance that create the pressure. Heart rate is not specifically involved except in its role in cardiac output. Age, weight, and race do not specifically control blood pressure. Body mass index, diet, and genetics do not specifically control blood pressure.
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