Afterload is described as:
A) the force the ventricles must overcome to eject blood into their respective arteries.
B) the ability to generate tension.
C) the length or degree of stretch of the sarcomeres in the ventricular cells before they contract.
D) the amount of blood that has drained into the ventricle by the end of the filling phase.

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Afterload refers to the resistance the ventricles must overcome to eject blood into the arteries, which is the force described in choice A.

Afterload Is Described As