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The blood speed in a normal segment of a horizontal artery is 0.100 m/s. An abnormal segment of the artery is narrowed down by an arteriosclerotic plaque to 1/5 of its normal cross-sectional area. What is the difference in blood pressure between the normal and constricted segments of the artery?
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Let A be the normal cross-sectional area.
Therefore, area of the cross-section constricted segment,
Velocity of fluid/blood through normal segment,
Therefore, From Continuity equation, we have:
Substituting values:
Therefore, Velocity of blood in constricted segment is given by:
Cancelling out A:
From Bernoulli's equation, Pressure difference is given by:
Where, is the average density of blood,
Therefore, Pressure difference is given by:
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