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The Effects Of Altitude On Human Physiology
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Changes in altitude have a profound effect on the human body. The body
attempts to maintain a state of homeostasis or balance to ensure the optimal
operating environment for its complex chemical systems. Any change from this
homeostasis is a change away from the optimal operating environment. The body
attempts to correct this imbalance. One such ....
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....is that there is decreased oxygen. This is not correct as the
concentration of oxygen at sea level is about 21% and stays relatively unchanged
until over 50,000 feet (Johnson, 1988).
What is really happening is that the atmospheric pressure is decreasing
and subsequently the amount of oxygen available in a single breath of air is
significan.... |
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