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Abstract
The flow of blood through the cardiovascular system depends on basic principles of liquid flow in tubes elucidated by Bernoulli and Poiseuille. The elementary equations are described involving pressures related to velocity, acceleration/deceleration, gravity, and viscous resistance to flow (Bernoulli-Poiseuille equation). The roles of vascular diameter and number of branches are emphasized. In the closed vascular system, the importance of gravity is deemphasized, and the occurrence of turbulence in large vessels is pointed out.Mesh:
Year: 2001 PMID: 11824208 DOI: 10.1152/advances.2001.25.1.44
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Physiol Educ ISSN: 1043-4046 Impact factor: 2.288