A new teaching model of the systemic circulation that incorporates reservoir characteristics

A hydraulic teaching model of the human systemic circulation is proposed, based on the principles of the reservoir-wave approach. Reservoir characteristics are portrayed by the arterial tall-and-narrow and venous short-and-wide columns, the relative compliances of which are signified by their diamet...

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Main Authors: John V. Tyberg, J. Christopher Bouwmeester, Lindsay M. Burrowes, Kim H. Parker, Nigel G. Shrive, Jiun-Jr. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2015-02-01
Series:Artery Research
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Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125925204/view