Consider an arteriole that is 50 cm distant from the aorta. If blood pressure in the aorta is 130 mmHg and in the arteriole is 30 mmHg, what is the pressure GRADIENT between the two?
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A: pressure gradient = ÷ pressure drop distance = − ( ) 130 30 ÷ = 50 2 m mmHg c/ m
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