The Force Per Unit Area That Blood Places on the Inside

question 109

Multiple Choice

The force per unit area that blood places on the inside wall of a blood vessel

• A) is called the pulse.
• B) is called the blood pressure.
• C) increases the further the vessel is from the heart.
• D) is greater during diastole.
• E) is greater in the inferior vena cava than in the common iliac vein.

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