The flow rate of blood through a \(2.00 \times 10^{-6} \, \text{m}\) radius capillary is \(3.80 \times 10^{-9} \, \text{cm}^3/\text{s}\).(a) What is the speed of the blood flow (in cm/s)? (This small velocity allows time for diffusion of materials to and from the blood.)\[ \text{______} \, \text{cm/s} \, \text{❌} \](b) Assuming all the blood in the body passes through capillaries, how many of them must there be to carry a total flow of \(100.0 \, \text{cm}^3/\text{s}\)? (The large number obtained is an overestimate, but it is still reasonable.)\[ \text{______} \, \text{capillaries} \, \text{❌} \]

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The flow rate of blood through a 2.00 x 10-6 m radius capillary is 3.80 x 10-⁹ cm³/s. (a) What is the speed of the blood flow (in cm/s)? (This small velocity allows time for diffusion of materials to and from the blood.) X cm/s (b) Assuming all the blood in the body passes through capillaries, how many of them must there be to carry a total flow of 100.0 cm³/s? (The large number obtained is an overestimate, but it is still reasonable.) X capillaries

The flow rate of blood through a 2.00 x 10-6 m radius capillary is 3.80 x 10-⁹ cm³/s. (a) What is the speed of the blood flow (in cm/s)? (This small velocity allows time for diffusion of materials to and from the blood.) X cm/s (b) Assuming all the blood in the body passes through capillaries, how many of them must there be to carry a total flow of 100.0 cm³/s? (The large number obtained is an overestimate, but it is still reasonable.) X capillaries

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