NEETZoologyBody Fluids and Circulation
is the cardiac cycle a combination of?
Options
- ASystole and diastole of the ventricles only
- BSystole and diastole of the atria only
- CSystole and diastole of both the atria and ventricles
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
C. Systole and diastole of both the atria and ventricles
Step-by-step solution
This sequential event in the heart which is cyclically repeated is called the cardiac cycle and it consists of systole and diastole of both the atria and ventricles. As mentioned earlier, the heart beats 72 times per minute, i.e., that many cardiac cycles are performed per minute. From this it could be deduced that the duration of a cardiac cycle is 0.8 seconds. During a cardiac cycle, each ventricle pumps out approximately 70 mL of blood which is called the stroke volume. The stroke volume multiplied by the heart