College Physics
College Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9.4, Problem 9.4QQ

Blood pressure is normally measured with the cuff of the sphygmomanometer around the arm. Suppose the blood pressure is measured with the cuff around the calf of the leg of a standing person. Would the reading of the blood pressure be (a) the same here as it is for the arm, (b) greater than it is for the arm, or (c) less than it is for the arm?

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