Match each term with its definition.

1. the amount of blood pumped out of the heart during one contraction
2. the amount of blood in the ventricle available to be pumped out of the heart during one
contraction
3. the volume of blood circulated by the heart in one minute
4. the amount of blood left in the ventricle after it contracts

A. cardiac output (CO)
B. heart rate (HR)
C. end-diastolic volume (EDV)
D. stroke volume (SV)
E. end-systolic volume (ESV)


1. D. stroke volume (SV)
2. C. end-diastolic volume (EDV)
3. A. cardiac output (CO)
4. E. end-systolic volume (ESV)

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