Question: 1 . Considering the fluid dynamics, determine the value for the change in pressure as the blood flows from the normal to narrowed section of

1. Considering the fluid dynamics, determine the value for the change in pressure as the blood flows from the normal to narrowed section of the artery. Show all working, equations and include all assumptions.
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2. The normal section of the artery above has an area of 1.2 cm2. Assuming that all blood passing in the circulatory system passes through the capillaries, where the average blood velocity is 3*10-2cm/s. Determine the total cross-sectional area of the capillaries.
3. Consider now that blood is a viscous fluid, if the radius of an arteriole changed from 50m to 40m, would the flow rate increase or decrease? Explain.

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