Suppose you measure a standing person's blood pressure by placing the cuff on his leg o.500 m below the heart. Calculate the pressure you would observe (in units of mm Hg) if the pressure at the heart were 12o over 80 mm Hg. Assume that there is no loss of pressure due to resistance in the circulatory system (a reasonable assumption, since major arteries are large).

Suppose you measure a standing person's blood pressure by placing the cuff on his leg o.500 m below the heart. Calculate the pressure you would observe (in units of mm Hg) if the pressure at the heart were 12o over 80 mm Hg. Assume that there is no loss of pressure due to resistance in the circulatory system (a reasonable assumption, since major arteries are large).

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Chapter14: Fluid Mechanics

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