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What is the classical method of measuring pressure in the body?
What is the classical method of measuring pressure in the body?
Determining the height of a column of liquid that produces a pressure equal to the pressure being measured.
What is the common clinical instrument used to measure blood pressure?
What is the common clinical instrument used to measure blood pressure?
Sphygmomanometer
What fluid is commonly used in a U-shaped manometer to measure pressure?
What fluid is commonly used in a U-shaped manometer to measure pressure?
Mercury
How much cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) does the brain contain?
How much cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) does the brain contain?
What are the two main reasons for the increased pressure inside the GI system?
What are the two main reasons for the increased pressure inside the GI system?
Name three external factors that can increase the pressure inside the stomach.
Name three external factors that can increase the pressure inside the stomach.
What is the main reason for the pressure in the skeletal system being naturally reduced?
What is the main reason for the pressure in the skeletal system being naturally reduced?
What are the internal factors contributing to the pressure in the urinary bladder?
What are the internal factors contributing to the pressure in the urinary bladder?
What is pressure?
What is pressure?
How is pressure under a column of liquid calculated?
How is pressure under a column of liquid calculated?
What is absolute pressure and how is it calculated?
What is absolute pressure and how is it calculated?
What is negative pressure and provide an example?
What is negative pressure and provide an example?
