Physical Education A-Level
Venous return and ventricular filling
What Venous return and ventricular filling means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Blood returning to the heart stretches the ventricular walls, raising the volume of blood in the ventricle at the end of diastole.
Topics that use Venous return and ventricular filling
- Cardiovascular system (AQA A-Level)
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