The student must learn the material on the topic and be able to answer the following questions:
1. Viscosity. Newton's formula, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids.
2. Blood as a non-Newtonian liquid. Influence of the properties of erythrocytes on the non-Newtonian character of blood.
3. Methods for determining the viscosity of fluids.
4. Laminar and turbulent flows. Reynolds number.
5. Stationary flow.
6. Poiseuille's formula.
7. Hydraulic resistance in series, parallel and combined piping systems. Branching vessels