Question 3 • 2026-2027 EDGE Human Anatomy and Physiology B
Cardiac output is the volume of blood the heart pumps each minute. In a healthy adult at rest, it is about 5 liters per minute, so 5.3 liters per minute is a reasonable normal average. The milliliter value is far too small, while 53 and 153 liters per minute are far too large.
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