A typical arteriole has a diameter of 0.080 mm and carries blood at the rate of 9.6
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(a) What is the speed of the blood in an arteriole?
(b) Suppose an arteriole branches into 8800 capillaries, each with a diameter of 6.0 × 10-6 m. What is the blood speed in the capillaries? (The low speed in capillaries is beneficial; it promotes the diffusion of materials to and from the blood.)
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