Living at high altitudes can cause ____ as a respiratory adaptation.
A) elevated erythrocyte count
B) decreased number of alveoli
C) decreased number of lung capillaries
D) hemoglobin molecules with less affinity for O2
E) decreased erythrocyte count
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A) residual volume
B)
Q41: Decreases in CO2concentration result in _.
A) faster
Q42: CO2is transported in the blood _.
A) dissolved
Q44: Which event occurs in the lungs?
A) Free
Q45: The _ are most sensitive to changes
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Q47: An example of local control over breathing
Q48: Traveling to a high altitude can result
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