End-systolic volume is defined as the

A) amount of blood a ventricle ejects per cycle.
B) amount of blood which backflows into a ventricle.
C) amount of blood remaining in an atrium after atrial systole.
D) amount of blood remaining in a ventricle after contraction.
E) stroke volume multiplied by the heart rate.


D

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