When the rate of blood flow in the aorta is 5 liter/min, the velocity of the blood in the capillaries is about 0.33 mm/ sec. If the average diameter of a capillary is 0.008 mm, verify that the number of capillaries in the circulatory system is 7.5x10^4.

When the rate of blood flow in the aorta is 5 liter/min, the velocity of the blood in the capillaries is about 0.33 mm/ sec. If the average diameter of a capillary is 0.008 mm, verify that the number of capillaries in the circulatory system is 7.5x10^4.

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