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What is the minimum pressure required to force blood from the heart to the top of the heart (a vertical distance of 50 cm) ? Assume that the density of blood is `1.04 "gcm"^(-3)` and neglect friction.

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`(50960"dyne" cm^(-2) "or" 38 mm "of Hg")`
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