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Name: Pressures in the Body
ID: m42199
Language: English (en)
Summary:
  • Explain the concept of pressure the in human body.
  • Explain systolic and diastolic blood pressures.
  • Describe pressures in the eye, lungs, spinal column, bladder, and skeletal system.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: Blood pressure, Diastolic, Glaucoma, Intraocular pressure, Micturition reflex, Systolic
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Copyright Holders: Rice University (daniel@openstaxcollege.org)
Maintainers: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org), OSC Physics Maintainer (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Latest version: 1.5 (history)
First publication date: Dec 29, 2011 11:24 am -0600
Last revision to module: Jun 21, 2012 3:56 pm -0500

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Version: 1.5 Jun 21, 2012 3:56 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
Changes: 
glossary issue
Version: 1.4 Jun 13, 2012 1:55 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Version: 1.3 Jun 6, 2012 4:51 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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consistency, image cropping, LO
Version: 1.2 May 13, 2012 4:30 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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initial content publication
Version: 1.1 Dec 29, 2011 11:26 am -0600 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Created module

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