13. CHARACTERISTIC PRESSURES IN THE BODY (PART 1) Flashcards

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  1. Pressures are a very common phenomenon in our lives. What are some examples of pressures?
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  • Atmospheric Pressure
  • Tire Pressure
  • Blood Pressure
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  1. In which states is Pressure used for?
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  • gases
  • liquid
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  1. What is the quantity force per unit area for solids called?
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  • stress
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  1. What is the definition for Pressure?
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  • the force per unit area
    (in a gas or a liquid)
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  1. In which unit is pressure measured?
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  • it is measured in Newton’s per square metres
    (Pascals)
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  1. What is the standard Atmospheric pressure at Sea Level?
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  • 101kPa
    (760 mm Hg)
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  1. What is a common method of indicating pressure in medicine?
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  • by looking at the height of a column of Mercury
    (mm Hg)
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  1. What is 1mmHg equal to in kPa?
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  • 0.133kPa
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  1. What are the two broad categories that materials are classified as?
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  • solids
  • fluids
    (gases and liquids)
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  1. What are the distinguishing features between gases, solids and liquids?
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  • differences at their molecular levels
  • differences at their macroscopic levels
  • differences at their cosmic levels
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  1. What is a fluid?
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  • a substance that is either in liquid or gas phase
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  1. How do fluids react to deformation?
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  • a fluid deforms continuously under the influence of a sheer stress
  • a fluid never stops deforming
  • instead: it reaches a constant rate of strain
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  1. What can be said about the Deformation occurring in this picture.
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  • this picture shows the deformation of a rubber block placed between two parallel plates
  • it is experiencing the influence of shear force
  • the shear force shown is acting in the rubber
  • there is also an equal shear stress/force of opposite direction acting on the upper plate
  • the stretch is acting in one direction
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  1. How does a solid resist an applied shear stress?
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  • it deforms
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  1. In solids, what is proportional to the strain?
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  • the stress
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  1. In fluids, what is the stress proportional to?
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  • the strain rate
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  1. How does a solid react to a constant shear force being applied to it?
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  • the solid will eventually stop deforming
  • it will do this at a fixed strain angle
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  1. What is the definition of stress?
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  • it is the force per unit area
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  1. What is a Normal Stress?
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  • this is the normal component of a force acting on a surface per unit area
  • it is associated with pressure
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  1. What is Shear Stress?
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  • it is the tangential component of a force acting on a surface per unit area
  • it is always written as Force per unit

TANGENTIAL= along a tangent
TANGENT= a straight line that touches a curve or a
curved surface at a point

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  1. What is Pressure?
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  • the normal stress in a fluid at rest
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  1. What is meant by Zero shear stress?
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  • a fluid at rest is at a state of zero shear stress
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  1. What develops in a liquid when the liquid is tilted, or the container walls that the liquid was in are removed?
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  • a shear develops
  • it does this as the liquid moves to re-establish a
    horizontal free surface
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  1. What can be said about the shear stress and the pressure for fluids at rest?
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  • the shear stress is zero
  • the pressure is the only normal stress
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25. How do we mathematically work out Normal Stress?
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26. How do we mathematically work out Shear Stress?
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27. How would we describe the molecular structure of a liquid?
- the molecules can move relative to each other - the volume remains relatively constant - this is because of the strong cohesive forces between the molecules - the liquid takes the shape of the container it is in - it forms a free surface in a larger container that is in a gravitational field - molecules in a liquid can rotate - they can translate freely - they have weaker intermolecular bonds than solids - they have stronger intermolecular bonds than liquids - they have flexibility between the bonds of the molecules - there is enough intermolecular force to still keep the molecules together
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28. How would we describe the molecular structure of a gas?
- a gas expands until it encounters the walls of the container - it fills up the entire available space - this is because the gas molecules are widely spaced - the cohesive forces between the molecules are very small - a gas in an open container CANNOT form a free surface - molecules are far apart from each other - there is no existent molecular ordering - the molecules have Brownian motion - they have random, unorganised motion - the intermolecular bonds between gas molecules are the weakest
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29. What can be said about the molecular arrangement of Solids?
- molecules are arranged in a pattern - this pattern is repeated throughout the solid
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30. What is the single most important difference between fluids and solids?
- a fluid must assume the shape of the container in which it is placed - a solid is able to sustain its own shape
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31. How does a body fluid respond when a shearing force is exerted on it?
- it is not able to resist the shearing force - it must keep deforming when it is subjected to this force EG: the motion in the water in a lake is caused by an overpassing wind : it cannot resist the wind : it can only keep deforming
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32. What causes the difference between fluids and solids?
- the intensity of the forces holding the molecules together - this forces form a coherent piece of material
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33. Can fluids be transformed into solids?
- yes - and vice versa - this is done by heating - or by changing the pressure of the ambient environment
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34. How is the pressure of a fluid column mathematically worked out?
- P= p.g.h - P= pressure in a liquid column - p = the fluid density - g = gravitational constant - h = height of the column
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35. What are the densities of the following fluids: 35.1: Mercury 35.2: Water 35.3: Blood Plasma 35.4: Circulating blood cells 35.5: Whole blood
35.1: 13 560 kg/m³ 35.2: 1000 kg/m³ 35.3: 1025 kg/m³ 35.4: 1125 kg/m³ 35.5: 1060 kg/m³
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36. What is Absolute Pressure (Pabs) ?
- it is the total force per unit area
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37. What is commonly cited when referring to pressures of the body?
- the Gauge Pressure (Pgauge) - the pressure relative to a standard - the standard in this case is atmospheric pressure
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38. How is Pgauge mathematically calculated?
- Pgauge = Pabs - 1 atm (atmospheric pressure)
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39. When we discuss blood pressure and the pressure of the lungs, what does the term P refer to?
- it refers to the gauge pressure relative to the local atmospheric pressure