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A healthy adult of height 1.7 m has an average blood pressure (BP) of 100 mm of Hg. The heart is typically at a height of 1.3 m from the foot. Take, the density of blood to be 103 kg/m3 and note that 100 mm of Hg is equivalent to 13.3kPa (kilo pascals). The ratio of BP in the foot region to that in the head region is close to

 
PhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsKVPYKVPY 2019 (SA)
Options:
  • A one

     
  • B two
  • C  three

     
  • D four
Solution:
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The correct answer is:  three

 


Pressure at head level =pheart -ρgh


=13.3-103×10×0.4


=9.3kPa


Pressure at foot level =pheat +ρgh


=13.3+103×10×1.3


=26.3kPa


So, ratio =26.39.32.9 or 3


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