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11.9 Exercise 6

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A full-term fetus typically has a mass of 3.50 kg. (a) What pressure does the weight of such a fetus create if it rests on the mother’s bladder, supported on an area of 90.0cm2\text{90} . 0 \text{cm}^{2}? (b) Convert this pressure to millimeters of mercury and determine if it alone is great enough to trigger the micturition reflex (it will add to any pressure already existing in the bladder).

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 11.9 Pressures in the Body, exercise 6

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