being at high altitude will a)increase rbc count b)increase clotting risk c) inc

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being at high altitude will
a)increase rbc count
b)increase clotting risk
c) increase wbc count
d) decrease hematocrit

QUESTION Click And Drag Strategy Case PROGRESS Strategy Case The U.S. Olympic Training Center located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is at an elevation of approximately 6,030 feet above reduced sea level. Its gymnasium and aquatic center serve as training facilities for a wide range of sports. Athletes coming to the center are often from lower elevations. 2. Combining the effect in question #1 with the workouts that an Olympic-level athlete would participate in while at the Training Center, it is likely that the athletes tissues will experience (prolonged oxygen deficiency) hypoxia 3. A response to the situation in question #2 would be an increase in production of by cells of the kidneys. erythropoietin 4. Being at high altitude will prev References Integrated Hematopoiesis/RBCs

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Being at high altitude will (a) increase rbc count.because the air is"thinner" at the high altitudes meaning there are fewer oxygen molecules per volume of air.To compensate for the decrease in oxygen one of the body's hormone ,erythropoietin (EPO), triggers theproduction of more red blood cells to aid in oxygen delivary to the muscles.

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