At higher altitudes, where there is less oxygen available, the body makes more red blood cells, hemoglobin, to carry oxygen more efficiently.
oxygen loading is a positive feedback response
Oxygen unloading in a red blood cell due to declining pH is called the Bohr effect. The normal pH of the body is 7.4.
People who live in high altitudes (where there is less oxygen available) have more red blood cells to carry oxygen than people who live in lower altitudes (where there is more oxygen available), so their blood is thicker.
Hypertrophy
At high altitudes the blood has an increased amount of haemoglobin allowing it to carry the same amount of oxygen over all. In the external links view the page and scroll to the bottom.
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The Bohr Effect is basically factors that have affected the loading of Oxygen and it means that the amount of Carbon Dioxide is increasing and the amount of PH is decreasing.
Loading/uptake/association of oxygen at high p.O 2; In lungs (haemoglobin) is (almost) fully saturated / in lungs haemoglobin has a high affinity for oxygen; Unloads/releases/dissociates oxygen at low p.O 2; Unloading linked to higher carbon dioxide concentration;
Yes. Air is less dense at higher altitudes, so the oxygen is at a lower concentration.
It is because at high altitudes the oxygen is not sufficient..........
the oxygen level decreases
People that live in high altitudes have adapted to being able to live comfortably with less oxygen in the air. This phenomenon is known as full hematological adaptation.
oxygen loading is a positive feedback response
They have cooler temperatures than places at lower altitudes.
When saturated with oxygen it is called oxyhaemoglobin and is a bright red colour. After haemoglobin releases oxygen to the body tissues, it reverses its function and picks up carbon dioxide, the principal product of tissue respiration, for transport to the lungs, where it is expired. In this form, it is known as carboxyhaemoglobin and it is a purply-red colour.
Oxygen unloading in a red blood cell due to declining pH is called the Bohr effect. The normal pH of the body is 7.4.
The oxygen level remains about the same, but the density of the air is reduced.