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ADVANCES IN PHYSIOLOGY EDUCATION
Volume 29, Issue 3, Pages 165-171Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00009.2005
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educational model; Poiseuille's law; Bernoulli's equation
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An experimental model has been developed to give students hands-on experience with the fundamental laws of hemodynamics. The proposed experimental setup is of simple construction but permits the precise measurements of physical variables involved in the experience. The model consists in a series of experiments where different basic phenomena are quantitatively investigated, such as the pressure drop in a long straight vessel and in an obstructed vessel, the transition from laminar to turbulent flow, the association of vessels in vascular networks, or the generation of a critical stenosis. Through these experiments, students acquire a direct appreciation of the importance of the parameters involved in the relationship between pressure and flow rate, thus facilitating the comprehension of more complex problems in hemodynamics.
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