Afterload is described as:

A) the amount of blood that has drained into the ventricle by the end of the filling phase.
B) the length or degree of stretch of the sarcomeres in the ventricular cells before they contract.
C) the ability to generate tension.
D) the force the ventricles must overcome to eject blood into their respective arteries.


Answer: D

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