A 1 cm long section of a blood vessel has a constriction that reduces the inner diameter from 4 mm at the entrance to 2 mm at the exit.  Ignore the effect of gravity and assume that viscosity is negligible. Compared to the pressure at the entrance the pressure at the exit is: Group of answer choices lower higher or lower depending on blood ma

icon
Related questions
Question

A 1 cm long section of a blood vessel has a constriction that reduces the inner diameter from 4 mm at the entrance to 2 mm at the exit.  Ignore the effect of gravity and assume that viscosity is negligible. Compared to the pressure at the entrance the pressure at the exit is:

Group of answer choices
lower
higher or lower depending on blood mass density
higher
higher or lower depending on the flow rate
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer