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which segment would have the greatest velocity..with explanation please..
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oops...diagram got messed up...a pipe of 20cm diameter..constricted after a point to 14cm and then again to 7 cm..where wud the celocity be highest?
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velocity is inversely proportional to overall cross-sectional diameter.
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next question: Which vessel has more velocity in humans?
A. Aorta
B. Arteriole
C. Capillaries
D. Venule
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I thing answer will be 'A'.
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yea...but in a diagram in kaplan notes in the question at the end of the chapter..answer is giveb ans the narrowest part of the tuve will have most velocity.
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Aorta is the answer.
Velocity is greater in overall narrow vessel portion!