A biology student wants to understand how blood flows through the aorta. To model the heart and aorta, she sets up two identical pressure-controlled tanks that push blood through a 2-centimeter diameter tube. Her results are shown in the table below. Using her findings, predict the outcome of the experiment if the pressure in a person's aorta were to triple, assuming her setup is an accurate model.

a. decrease the flow factor by a factor of 0.5
b. increase the flow factor by a factor of 3
c. increase the flow rate by a factor of 6
d. decrease the factor by a factor of 2

Question

A biology student wants to understand how blood flows through the aorta. To model the heart and aorta, she sets up two identical pressure-controlled tanks that push blood through a 2-centimeter diameter tube. Her results are shown in the table below. Using her findings, predict the outcome of the experiment if the pressure in a person's aorta were to triple, assuming her setup is an accurate model. 

a. decrease the flow factor by a factor of 0.5
b. increase the flow factor by a factor of 3
c. increase the flow rate by a factor of 6
d. decrease the factor by a factor of 2

snipper19 · Answer

Tank 1: blood pressure: 1 flow rate: 20
Tank 2: blood pressure: 0.5 flow rate: 10