Question 11 mark
At rest, a swimmer's heart rate is 60 beats per minute and her stroke volume is 80 ml. What is her cardiac output?
AQA 3.1.1.2, Edexcel C1 1.4.2, Edexcel C1 1.4.6, OCR 1.1.d, OCR 1.1.e · Applied anatomy and physiology
Heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output
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Question 21 mark
During a hard rowing piece, a rower's cardiac output is 20 litres per minute and his heart rate is 160 beats per minute. What is his stroke volume?
Question 31 mark
A cyclist's cardiac output is 9 litres per minute and her stroke volume is 100 ml. What is her heart rate?
Question 41 mark
Before training, a runner's resting heart rate is 70 beats per minute. After a year it is 56, but her resting cardiac output is still 5.6 litres per minute. What is her new resting stroke volume?
Question 51 mark
The graph shows a runner's heart rate. Why has it risen from 68 to 84 by minute 0, before she has started running?
| Category | Heart rate (bpm) |
|---|---|
| -2 | 68 |
| -1 | 68 |
| 0 | 84 |
| 1 | 120 |
| 2 | 145 |
| 3 | 150 |
| 4 | 150 |
| 5 | 150 |
| 6 | 120 |
| 7 | 95 |
| 8 | 80 |