Cardiac output is the volume of blood pumped by each
A)pacemaker per minute.
B)ventricle per minute.
C)atria per minute.
D)sinoatrial node per minute.
E)coronary artery per minutE.

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Cardiac output refers to the volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle of the heart per minute. The atria are not responsible for significant blood pumping and the sinoatrial node is the natural pacemaker of the heart and does not pump blood. The coronary artery supplies blood to the heart muscle itself and is not directly related to cardiac output.

Cardiac Output Is the Volume of Blood Pumped by Each