Zoology-Cardiac Cycle

NEET Zoology Cardiac Cycle MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-numerical-Hard-Class 11

During the cardiac cycle, if the time taken for ventricular systole is 0.3 seconds, what is the approximate duration of ventricular diastole assuming one complete cardiac cycle is 0.8 seconds?

A

0.5 seconds

B

0.4 seconds

C

0.3 seconds

D

0.2 seconds

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

The duration of one complete cardiac cycle is 0.8 seconds. Given that ventricular systole takes 0.3 seconds, the remaining time (0.8 - 0.3 = 0.5 seconds) is for ventricular diastole.

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