Assume that the left side of your heart creates a pressure of 114 mm Hg by exerting a force directly on the blood over an effective area of 16.0 cm2. What force does it exert to accomplish this?

Answer 1

114 mm Hg = 15198.75 pascals
16.0 cm^2 = 0.0016 m^2
P=F/A
15198.75=F/0.0016
F=24.318 newtons