The product of the stroke volume times the heart rate is known as the
A) end-diastolic volume.
B) end-systolic volume.
C) cardiac output.
D) cardiac reserve.
E) venous return.

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Cardiac output is defined as the volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute, which is calculated by multiplying the stroke volume (the amount of blood pumped out of the ventricle with each beat) by the heart rate (the number of heart beats per minute).

The Product of the Stroke Volume Times the Heart Rate