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

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(a) Calculate the difference in blood pressure between the feet and top of the head for a person who is 1.65 m tall.
(b) Consider a cylindrical segment of a blood vessel 2.00 cm long and 1.50 nun 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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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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