The aorta carries blood away from the heart at a speed of about 41 cm/s and has a radius of approximately 1.1 cm. The aorta branches eventually into a large number of tiny capillaries that distribute the blood to the various body organs. In a capillary, the blood speed is approximately 0.064 cm/s, and the radius is about 5.9 x 104 cm. Treat the blood as an incompressible fluid, and use these data to determine the approximate number of capillaries in the human body. Number Units

The aorta carries blood away from the heart at a speed of about 41 cm/s and has a radius of approximately 1.1 cm. The aorta branches eventually into a large number of tiny capillaries that distribute the blood to the various body organs. In a capillary, the blood speed is approximately 0.064 cm/s, and the radius is about 5.9 x 104 cm. Treat the blood as an incompressible fluid, and use these data to determine the approximate number of capillaries in the human body. Number Units

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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