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Estimate the volume of a human heart (in mL) using the following measurements/assumptions:_______. 1. Blood flow through the aorta is
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Estimate the volume of a human heart (in mL) using the following measurements/assumptions:_______.
1. Blood flow through the aorta is approximately 11.2 cm/s
2. The diameter of the aorta is approximately 3.0 cm
3. Assume the heart pumps its own volume with each beat
4. Assume a pulse rate of 67 beats per minute.
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Explanation:
radius of aorta = 1.5 cm
cross sectional area = π r²
= 3.14 x 1.5²
= 7.065 cm²
volume of blood flowing out per second out of heart
= a x v , a is cross sectional area , v is velocity of flow
= 7.065 x 11.2
= 79.128 cm³
heart beat per second = 67 / 60
= 1.116666
If V be the volume of heart
1.116666 V = 79.128
V = 70.86 cm³.