viscosity questions

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wise146 said:
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
 
Prosthoman said:
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.
 
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!
 
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