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Which of the following statements most accurately captures a principle of blood flow?
 
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  With constant pressure, a small increase in vessel radius results in an exponential increase in blood flow.
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  Blood flow is primarily determined by blood viscosity and temperature.
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  Blood flows most quickly in the small diameter peripheral capillaries.
  D)
  Smaller cross-sectional vessel area is associated with lower flow velocity.
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Doubling the radius of a vessel is associated with a fourth-power increase in flow, provided pressure remains constant. Blood flow is primarily a function of blood pressure, resistance, and viscosity. The small size of capillaries is associated with quite slow velocity, given their large total combined cross-sectional area. Smaller cross-sectional area is associated with greater velocity.
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