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How does blood pressure decrease in a vessel as distance from the left ventricle increase?
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Pushing water through a hose, the pressure at either end is equal. This is not true with blood pressure. The blood pressure in the body changes based on distance from the left ventricle due to slowdown caused by curves, friction and variation of vessel size.
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