The aorta branches many times until the blood finally reaches the smallest branch: the capillaries. Each capillary has an average diameter of 7.1 μm and the blood slows down to 0.5 mms. Calculate the number of capillaries in the body. Does this answer look reasonable? ncaps = capillaries

The aorta branches many times until the blood finally reaches the smallest branch: the capillaries. Each capillary has an average diameter of 7.1 μm and the blood slows down to 0.5 mms. Calculate the number of capillaries in the body. Does this answer look reasonable? ncaps = capillaries

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