A useful instrument for evaluating fibromyalgia and trigger-point tenderness is the doloriometer (or algorimeter). This device consists of a force meter attached to a circular probe that is pressed against the skin until pain is experienced. If the reading of the force meter is 14.0 N (3.15 lb ), and the diameter of the circular probe is 1.44 cm , what is the pressure applied to the skin? Give your answer in pascals.
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
Gauge Pressure
Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
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A useful instrument for evaluating fibromyalgia and trigger-point tenderness is the doloriometer (or algorimeter). This device consists of a force meter attached to a circular probe that is pressed against the skin until pain is experienced.
If the reading of the force meter is 14.0 N (3.15 lb ), and the diameter of the circular probe is 1.44 cm , what is the pressure applied to the skin? Give your answer in pascals.
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