What is the relationship between fluid flow and flow tube length?
Which is more likely to occur on a daily basis?
Experiment Data:
Flow (ml/min)
Radius (mm)
Viscosity
Length (mm)
Pressure (mm Hg)
90.8
3.0
3.5
10
100
60.6
3.0
3.5
15
100
45.4
3.0
3.5
20
100
36.3
3.0
3.5
25
100
30.3
3.0
3.5
30
100
26.0
3.0
3.5
35
100
22.7
3.0
3.5
40
100
01/31/13
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Post-lab Quiz Results
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1. Increasing the flow tube length is analogous to increasing blood vessel length. How did this affect the flow rate?
2. Which of the following correctly describes the relationships between blood vessel length, resistance, and blood flow?
3. Which of the following correctly describes the relationships between blood vessel radius, resistance, and blood flow?
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- Spring '13
- David
- Fluid Dynamics, Physiology, Anatomy, Blood vessel, blood vessel length
