Resistance

question 52

Multiple Choice

Resistance

• A) is a measure of the hindrance to blood flow through a vessel caused by friction between the moving fluid and stationary vascular walls
• B) is doubled when the radius of the vessel is reduced by one-half
• C) increases 16-fold when the radius of the vessel is reduced by one-half
• D) is a measure of the hindrance to blood flow through a vessel caused by friction between the moving fluid and stationary vascular walls, and is doubled when the radius of the vessel is reduced by one-half
• E) is a measure of the hindrance to blood flow through a vessel caused by friction between the moving fluid and stationary vascular walls, and increases 16-fold when the radius of the vessel is reduced by one-half

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