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Bronchial responsiveness, inhaled particle size and deposition

QUESTION 6a

Assume that the flow at the level of the trachea is 500 milliliter per second, and that trachea diameter is 2 cm.

What is the gas speed in the trachea?

Have you any idea how to do the computation?

  • No, I have no idea
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  • Yes, I do.
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