What would be the heart rate of a person if the cardiac output is 5 L, blood volume in the ventricles at the end of diastole is 100 mL and at the end of ventricular systole is 50 mL?
- 100 beats per minute
- 125 beats per minute
- 50 beats per minute
- 75 beats per minute
Answer
(1) 100 beats per minute
Solution
Stroke volume = end-diastolic volume − end-systolic volume
⇒ Stroke volume = 100 mL - 50 mL = 50 mL
As per NCERT, cardiac output = stroke volume × heart rate
⇒ Heart rate = 5000 mL min-150 mL
∴ Heart rate = 100 beats per minute
Answer: (1)