NEET2004ZoologyBody Fluids and CirculationActual
At high altitude, RBC's of human blood will
Options
- Aincrease in number
- Bdecrease in number
- Cdecrease in size
- Dincrease in size
Correct answer
A. increase in number
Step-by-step solution
At height above 8000 m from sea level, the partial pressure of O ₂ in air is decreased. As a result less haemoglobin is formed and the person suffers from dizziness, breathlessness etc. This is called mountain sickness. A continuous exposure to this height increases ventilation to about 3 to 7 times normal then there is significant increase in RBC count and haemoglobin content in blood and breathing becomes normal.