Physics & Clinical Measurements Flashcards by Enoch O | Brainscape

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What’s the relationship of vascular resistance to; Radius, Length & Viscosity?

A

Directly proportional to length of vessel
Directly proportional to viscosity of blood
3 inversely proportional to radius of the vessel (r4)

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What’s the Hagen-Poiseuille equation ?

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See attached picture

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What is resistant in the context of flow mechanics of blood?

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Resistance to flow of blood is a function of viscosity.

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