In the nineteenth century, Poiseuille’s law was experimentally deduced byJ. L. M. Poiseuille, who was interested in understanding the flow of blood inhorses’ arteries.We nowknowthat Poiseuille’s lawis a poorway of modelingblood flow in arteries. In your own words, give at least three reasons whyPoiseuille’s lawis not appropriate for arterial blood flowmodeling, and brieflydiscuss why this is the case.

In the nineteenth century, Poiseuille’s law was experimentally deduced byJ. L. M. Poiseuille, who was interested in understanding the flow of blood inhorses’ arteries.We nowknowthat Poiseuille’s lawis a poorway of modelingblood flow in arteries. In your own words, give at least three reasons whyPoiseuille’s lawis not appropriate for arterial blood flowmodeling, and brieflydiscuss why this is the case.

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781285866932

Author:Lauralee Sherwood

Publisher:Lauralee Sherwood

Chapter9: Cardiac Physiology

Section: Chapter Questions

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