What is the appropriate definition of cardiac output?
1. The systolic pressure
2. The diastolic pressure
3. The volume of blood pumped per minute
4. Equal to the mean arterial pressure
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Rationale 1: The systolic pressure is the pressure created in the arteries when the ventricles of the heart contract and eject blood.
Rationale 2: The diastolic pressure is the pressure in the arteries that falls when the ventricles relax and the heart temporarily stops ejecting blood.
Rationale 3: The volume of blood pumped per minute is the cardiac output.
Rationale 4:Mean arterial pressure is the average pressure during one cardiac cycle.
Global Rationale: The volume of blood pumped per minute is the cardiac output.
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