If the blood pressure at the arterial end of a blood capillary is 4000 Pa (30 mmHg) and at the venule end of the capillary is 2000 Pa (15 mmHg), and the capillary has a length of 1 mm, what will the pressure gradient in the capillary be?
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B: Pressure gradient = = ( ) pressure difference l / ( ength 4000 −2000) / 1 = 2000Pa / mm . Choice C states the pressure difference but not the gradient!
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