If the right ventricle begins to pump an increased amount of blood, this soon arrives at the left ventricle, stretches it more than before, and causes it to increase its stroke volume and match that of the right. This is an example of __________.
A. preload
B. afterload
C. contractility
D. cardiac reserve
E. None of the choices are correct.
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The amount of tension in the ventricular myocardium immediately before it contracts is called _________.
A. contractility
B. afterload
C. preload
D. cardiac reserve
E. None of the choices is correct.
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