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When a person is standing upright, what can be said about the arterial blood pressure in their feet?

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When a person is standing upright, what can be said about the arterial blood pressure in their feet?

  1. It will be greater than arterial pressure in the aorta.
  2. It will be less than the arterial pressure in the aorta.
  3. It will be the same as the arterial pressure in the aorta.
  4. It will be the same as the venous blood pressure in the feet.
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waelhammad
2022-10-18
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A: Due to the head of liquid above the feet contributing hydrostatic to the arterial pressure produced by the heart, arterial blood pressure in the feet will be greater than in the aorta.

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