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Calculate the difference in blood pressure between the feet and top of the head for a...

Calculate the difference in blood pressure between the feet and top of the head for a person who is 1.80 m tall.

Consider a cylindrical segment of a blood vessel 2.00 cm long and 1.60 mm in diameter. What additional outward force would such a vessel need to withstand in the person's feet compared to a similar vessel in her head?

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GIVEN

height h = 1.8 m

length of blood vessel = 2 cm

diameter of blood vessel = 1.6mm = 0.16 cm

assumption density of blood = density of water

SOLUTION

a)

Difference in pressure ∆P = density x g x difference in height

where g = acceleration due to gravity

therefore ∆P = 1000kg/m3 x 9.8 x 1.8 = 17640 N/m2

b)

Force F = Pressure x Area      

here area is the curved surface area of cylinder and P = difference in pressure

F = 17640 x pi x diameter x length

= 17640 x 3.14 x 0.0016 x 0.02 N

= 1.772N

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