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What happens to red blood cells at high elevations?
Polycythemia or an increase in red blood cells
What happens to red blood cells when exposed to high altitude?
The number of RBC will increase
If your bone marrow is producing an elevated number of red blood cells what happens to your hematocrit?
If your bone marrow is producing an elevated number of red blood cells, your hematocrit (percentage of red blood cells in the blood) will increase. This can be a sign of conditions such as polycythemia vera or dehydration. High hematocrit levels can increase blood viscosity and strain the heart.
What hormone increase causes an increase in red blood cell?
the hormone that produces red blood cells is erythropoeitin.
What happens when the red blood cells turn dark red?
It loses oxygen!
Why some cells change during life span?
this mostly happens with multi-cellular organisms and red blood cells. Red blood cells lose their nucleus.
What process happens in the bone marrow?
Erythropoiesis (making red blood cells) and the synthesis of other blood cells.
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?
The medical term is erythropoietin, which is a hormone produced by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow.
What happens to the number of the red blood cells between the ages 6 and 8?
The number of red blood cells will increase but they will be proportional to the body size. In a way you can say that nothing will change. The numbers grow Just as the numbers of bone and muscle cells grow along with the increasing growth in body size.
What happens inside a bone?
Red blood cells are made by the marrow.
What happens to red blood cells after it is formed?
They are broken down in the liver.
