Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

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ISBN: 9780134478692

Author: Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew

Publisher: PEARSON

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Which of the following conditions would have the greatest effect on peripheral resistance? (a) doubling the length of a vessel, (b) doubling the diameter of a vessel, (c) doubling the viscosity of the blood, (d) doubling the turbulence of the blood, (e) doubling the number of white cells in the blood.

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Solution Summary: The author explains that the vessel walls of the blood have greater impact on the peripheral resistance.

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