Heart
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Afterload
the amount of resistance to ejection of blood from the ventricle
Preload
volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole (before contraction)
cardiac output
The volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one minute.
stroke volume
The amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction.
ejection fraction
measurement of the volume percentage of left ventricular contents ejected with each contraction
