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In laminar flow, if diameter is reduced to half ?

A
Blood flow increases four fold
B
Blood flow decreases four fold
C
Blood flow increases sixteen-fold
D
Blood flow decreases sixteen-fold
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e., Blood flow decreases sixteen-foldIf everything else remains constant, blood flow is direactly poropoional to 4th power of radius.Thus, if the diameter (or radius) is reduced to half, blood flow will decrease sixteen-fold.

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