A somewhat idealized graph of the speed of the blood in the ascending aorta during one beat

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A somewhat idealized graph of the speed of the blood in the ascending aorta during one beat of the heart appears as in Figure P2.18.

FIGURE P2.18 v (m/s) 1.0 0.5 0- 0 0.20 0.40 0.60 -1 (s)

a. Approximately how far, in cm, does the blood move during one beat? 

b. Assume similar data for the motion of the blood in your aorta. Estimate how many beats of the heart it will it take the blood to get from your heart to your brain.

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780321595492

2nd Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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