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The blood pressure in humans is greater at the feet than at the brain.

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Explain why a) The blood prssure in humans is greater at the feet than at the brain. b) Atmospheric pressure at a height of about 6 km decreases to nearly half of its value at the sea level, thought the height of the atmosphere is more than 100 km. c) Hydrostatic pressure is a scalar quantitys even though pressure is force divided by area.

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  • (A) : The blood pressure in humans is greater at the feet than at the brain. (R ) : Pressure of liquid at any point is proportional to height, density of liquid and acceleration due to gravity.

    A
    Both (A) and (R ) are true and (R ) is the correct explanation of (A)
    B
    Both (A) and (R ) are true and (R ) is not the correct explanation of (A)
    C
    (A) is true but (R ) is false
    D
    Both (A) and (R ) are false

  • Blood pressure in the pulmonary artery is

    A
    same as that in aorta
    B
    more than that in the carotid
    C
    more than that in pulmonary vein
    D
    less than that in venacavae

  • Blood pressure is defined as the force with which blood

    A
    pushes against the wall of the blood vessels
    B
    is pushed to the legs
    C
    comes out of the atrium
    D
    comes out of the ventricle

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