There are two carotid arteries that feed blood to the brain, oneBIO on each side of the

Chapter 13, Problem 64

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There are two carotid arteries that feed blood to the brain, oneBIO on each side of the neck and head. One patient's carotid arteriesare each 11.2 cm long and have an inside diameter of 5.2 mm.Near the middle of the left artery, however, is a 2.0-cm-longstenosis, a section of the artery wi th a smallerdiameterof3.4 mm.For the same blood flow rate, what is the ratio of the pressuredrop along the patient's left carotid artery to the drop along hisright artery?

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