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 ....
Middle of paper
.... occurs in the external environment at higher elevations and then observe
the important changes that occur in the internal environment of the body in
response.
HIGH ALTITUDE
In discussing altitude change and its effect on the body mountaineers
generally define altitude according to the scale of high (8,000 - 12,000 feet),
very high (12,000 - 18,000 feet), and extremely high (18,000+ feet), (Hubble,
1995). A common misperception of the change in external environment with
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