cardiac output
What cardiac output means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Reference: OCR
Heart rate multiplied by stroke volume, which increases during exercise so that more blood is pumped.
The total volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute, measured in litres per minute.
Topics that use cardiac output
- 1.1.d. The cardiovascular and respiratory systems - Structure and function of the cardiovascular system (OCR GCSE)
- 1.1.e. Effects of exercise on body systems - Short-term effects of exercise (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- stroke volume
- Aerobic respiration
- Capillaries
- Collecting data on short-term effects
- Double circulation
- Haemoglobin
- Heart chamber and valve structure
- Heart rate and breathing responses
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