Question
The human heart is a mechanical pump. The aorta is a large artery that carries oxygenated blood away
from the heart to various organs in the body. For an individual at rest, the blood in the aorta (of radius
1.25 cm) flows at a rate of 5*103 cm3/min (5 liter/min). What is the velocity, in meters per second, of the
blood in the aorta?
a. 0.17 m/s
b. 1.02 m/s
c. 0.533 m/s
d. 6.6*10-3 m/s
e. 2.12*10-3 m/s
from the heart to various organs in the body. For an individual at rest, the blood in the aorta (of radius
1.25 cm) flows at a rate of 5*103 cm3/min (5 liter/min). What is the velocity, in meters per second, of the
blood in the aorta?
a. 0.17 m/s
b. 1.02 m/s
c. 0.533 m/s
d. 6.6*10-3 m/s
e. 2.12*10-3 m/s
Answers
a. 0.17 m/s
Related Questions
What is the function of the vena cava?(1 point)
Responses
It carries oxygenated blood from the h...
Which series of arteries is in the correct order for blood as it flows from the heart to the kidneys...
Question
Which vessel carries oxygenated blood to the heart?(1 point)
Responses
aorta
aorta...
Which vessel carries oxygenated blood to the heart?(1 point)
Responses
pulmonary artery
pulmona...