Afterload is defined as the:

A. volume of blood returned to the left and right atrium.
B. amount of blood pumped from the heart per contraction.
C. degree of pressure against which the left ventricle pumps.
D. volume of blood pumped throughout the circulatory system per minute


Ans: C. degree of pressure against which the left ventricle pumps.

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