Along the length of a typical capillary, blood pressure gradually falls from about __________.

a. 15 to 5 mm Hg
b. 35 to 18 mm Hg
c. 75 to 50 mm Hg
d. 120 to 80 mm Hg


Ans: b. 35 to 18 mm Hg

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