BPK 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cardiac Output, Stroke Volume, Fick'S Laws Of Diffusion

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Cardiac output (q): the amount of blood pumped by either the left or right ventricle of the heart per minute. Both the left and right ventricles must have the same cardiac output so that blood flow through the pulmonary and systemic circuits is maintained equally. Stroke volume: the amount of blood pumped by either the left or right ventricle per beat. Cardiac output = heart rate x stroke volume. Since the blood transports oxygen, when cardiac output increases in exercise more oxygen will be transported to the working muscles. This relationship can be expressed by the fick equation: vo2 = hr x sv. Where: vo2 = oxygen uptake or utilization by the tissues in the body (a-vo2) Therefore, in order to increase oxygen uptake, you must increase cardiac output and/or extract more oxygen from the arterial blood. In general, the higher the maximal stroke volume --> higher maximal cardiac output --> higher maximum oxygen uptake (vo2max. )

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