Blood pressure is represented by:
A) cardiac output multiplied by peripheral vascular resistance.
B) the difference between preload and afterload.
C) stroke volume multiplied by heart rate.
D) the difference between cardiac contractile force and peripheral vascular resistance.

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Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute (cardiac output) and the resistance to blood flow in the blood vessels (peripheral vascular resistance). Therefore, A is the correct representation of blood pressure. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect representations of blood pressure.

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