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During a marathon race, a runner's blood flow Q increases to 10.0 times her resting rate. Her blood's viscosity η has dropped to 95.0% of its normal value, and the blood pressure difference ΔP across the circulatory system has increased by 50.0%. Will the radii of her capillaries increase or decrease?

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Answer:Increases

Explanation:

Given

Blood Flow increases to 10 times

blood viscosity decreases to 95 %

Blood Pressure difference has increased to 50 %

According hagen-poiseuille Equation

Pressure Drop is given by

[tex]\Delta P=\frac{128}{\pi }\times \frac{\mu L}{D^4}\times Q[/tex]

where [tex]\mu [/tex]=viscosity

D=diameter of vessel

L=length of vessel

Q=Flow

[tex]\Delta P'=1.5\Delta P[/tex]

[tex]Q'=10 Q[/tex]

[tex]\mu '=0.95 \mu [/tex]

For initial condition

[tex]\Delta P=\frac{128}{\pi }\times \frac{\mu L}{D}\times Q[/tex]  --------1

During Marathon

[tex]\Delta P'=1.5\Delta P=\frac{128}{\pi }\times \frac{0.95\mu L}{D'^4}\times 10 Q[/tex] ---------2

Divide 1 and 2

[tex]\frac{1.5\Delta P}{\Delta P}=\frac{\frac{128}{\pi }\times \frac{0.95\mu L}{D'^4}\times 10 Q}{\frac{128}{\pi }\times \frac{\mu L}{D}\times Q}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{1.5}{1}=\frac{0.95\times 10}{1}\times (\frac{D}{D'})^4[/tex]

[tex](\frac{D'}{D})^4=\frac{9.5}{1.5}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{D'}{D}=1.586[/tex]

[tex]D'=1.586 D[/tex]

therefore

[tex]r'=1.586 r[/tex]

therefore radius of capillaries increases during Marathon