viscosity questions

[wise146]

Where is blood viscosity highest?

aorta
vena cava
vasa recta
pulm. vein
pulm artery

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[ToothMonkey]

vasa recta

 

[Prosthoman]

Where is blood viscosity highest?

aorta
vena cava
vasa recta
pulm. vein
pulm artery

correct me if I am wrong:
as the diameter of a tube dicreases, visosity increases:
so Answer is : Vasa Recta

 

[Typo]

correct me if I am wrong:
as the diameter of a tube dicreases, visosity increases:
so Answer is : Vasa Recta

I'm thinking this too: In the vasa recta, quite a bit of fluid has been filtered out, with protein remaining in the blood. High protein and low fluid leads to high viscosity.

 

[mdensana]

As to me, viscosity is a property of fluid itself and shouldn't have any dependancy on vessel's diameter.
Various fluids will only react differently in different diameters...
But still not sure about the answer
I will repost it in NBDEAnswers and see what those guys think!

 

[mam6701e]

vasa recta

agree w you guys
vasa recta