The human heart pumps the average adults 6.0 L (6000 cm 3 ) of blood through the
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The human heart pumps the average adult’s 6.0 L (6000 cm3) of blood through the body every minute. The heart must do work to overcome frictional forces that resist blood flow. The average adult blood pressure is 1.3 × 104 N/m2.
a. How much work does the heart do to move the 6.0 L of blood completely through the body?
b. What power output must the heart have to do this task once a minute?
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0133942651
4th edition
Authors: Randall D. Knight
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