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What happens to red blood cells at high elevations?

Polycythemia or an increase in red blood cells


What hormone increase causes an increase in red blood cell?

the hormone that produces red blood cells is erythropoeitin.


How does beetroot contribute to the increase of red blood cells in the body?

Beetroot contains high levels of iron and folate, which are essential nutrients for the production of red blood cells in the body. Consuming beetroot can help increase the production of red blood cells, which in turn improves oxygen transportation in the body.


What element is a component of your red blood cells which increase oxygen carrying capacity of blood?

Iron.


What is the medical term for hormone produced by the kidney to increase formation of red blood cells?

Erythropoietin is the hormone produced and released by the kidneys to increase formation of red blood cells. It also increases the oxegenation in the blood.


If your bone marrow is producing an elevated number of red blood cells what happens to your hematocrit?

The percentage goes up. (Hematocrit is the percentage of red blood cells in a sample of whole blood, so if an elevated number of red blood cells is produced by your bone marrow, your hematocrit level should rise).


What is a chronic increase in the number of red blood cells and concentration of hemoglobin?

polycythemia


Are basophils red blood cells that increase in response to an allergic reaction?

No they decrease.


What is chronic increase in the number of red blood cells and concentration of hemoglobin?

polycythemia


Is there are more white blood cells in the blood than red blood cells?

No. Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell. White blood cell counts only increase if they are fighting against a disease or foreign material or if someone has a cold.


Why do the bone marrow increase red blood cells when a person has hypoxia?

Hypoxia means having low oxygen, so the more red blood cells, the more oxygen can be carried by the blood.


What is a condition in which the number of red blood cells increase beyond normal and increases blood velscosity?

Polycythemia