NUR 220 Cardiovascular

NUR 220 Cardiovascular
1. Systole
Answer
ventricles contract and eject blood into circulation
2. Diastole
Answer
ventricles relax and fill with blood
3. StrokeVolume
Answer
amount of blood ejected during one contraction
4. Cardiac Output
Answer
volume of blood ejected by heart in 1 minute
Answer
stroke volume x heart volume
5. Preload
Answer
amount of blood returned to right side after diastole
6. Afterload
pressure that left ventricle has to pump against
Answer
"resistance"