The aorta is the principal blood vessel through which blood leaves the heart in order to circulate around the body. [a]
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The aorta is the principal blood vessel through which blood
leaves the heart in order to circulate around the body.
[a] Calculate the average speed of the blood in the aorta if the
flow rate is 5.0 L/min. The aorta has a radius of 10 mm.
Blood also flows through smaller blood vessels known as
capillaries. When the rate of blood flow in the aorta is 5.0 L/min,
the speed of blood in the capillaries is about 0.33 mm/s. Given
that the average diameter of a capillary is 8.0 mm, calculate the
number of capillaries in the blood circulatory system.
leaves the heart in order to circulate around the body.
[a] Calculate the average speed of the blood in the aorta if the
flow rate is 5.0 L/min. The aorta has a radius of 10 mm.
Blood also flows through smaller blood vessels known as
capillaries. When the rate of blood flow in the aorta is 5.0 L/min,
the speed of blood in the capillaries is about 0.33 mm/s. Given
that the average diameter of a capillary is 8.0 mm, calculate the
number of capillaries in the blood circulatory system.