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Which would cause a greater increase in resistance to flow-a doubling of blood viscosity or a halving of tube radius?

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Halving 0f the tube radius will have a greater resistance to blood flow. Resistance is directly proportional to blood viscosity but inversely proportional to the fourth power of tube radius.


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