an artery in a certain person has been widened 1 1/2 times the original diameter. if the pressure difference across the artery is maintained constant, the blood flow through the artery will be increased to
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The blood flow through an artery can be determined using the Poiseuille’s equation as, Blood flow = π ΔP r48ηλ, where π is denoted by the Greek letter pi.
It is used to show the mathematical constant which is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to the diameter. We may commonly represent it as 3.14.
Anyway, although the actual number usually goes up to infinity, ΔP represents the pressure , r4 is the radius, that is, one-half of the diameter of a vessel raised to its fourth power, η is the Greek letter denoted by eta and it shows the blood viscosity, λ is the Greek letter denoted by lambda and it shows a blood vessel length.
It also helps in finding out the vascular system resistance.
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