Question

What is the perfusion rate?

(a) The total volume of blood

(b) The volume of blood that flows through the heart per unit time

(c) The volume of blood that flows per unit time per unit volume of tissue

(d) The volume of tissue that flows per unit time per unit area of a blood vessel

I got this question in unit test.

Enquiry is from Drug Distribution in chapter Distribution of Drugs of Drug Biotechnology

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) The volume of blood that flows per unit time per unit volume of tissue

To elaborate: Perfusion rate is defined as the volume of blood that flows through the tissue per unit time per unit volume of the tissue. It is expressed in ml/min/ml of the tissue.