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Regarding haemodynamic principles, which statement is FALSE? |
A. | viscosity of blood with haematocrit of 40 is three times that of water |
B. | ‘arterial’ blood volume is 10-15% total volume |
C. | ‘elastance’ measures a vessel’s stiffness or recoil |
D. | aging causes increased elastance and therefore decrease in resting (unstressed) arterial volume |
E. | an increase in total peripheral resistance leads to increased arterial volume and BP |
Answer» D. aging causes increased elastance and therefore decrease in resting (unstressed) arterial volume |
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