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| Description: Hypoxia and altitude sickness can result when people who live at low altitudes move suddenly to high altitudes A healthy person can become physiologically adjusted to a high altitudes (acclimatization), including adjustments in cardiac output, rate and volume of breathing Hypoxia also stimulates erythropoietin secretion, which results in increased red blood cell formation and puts strain on the heart Picture Stats: Views: 88 Filesize: 726.96kB Height: 1016 Width: 1532 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=47495 |