1.12 At elevated altitudes, the body adapts to thereduced barometric pressure to extract sufficient oxy-gen to permit normal metabolic functions and do work.For example, at an altitude of 3,650 m (close to 12,000feet above sea level) the barometric pressure drops to485 mmHg. For an oxygen pressure drop in the lungsof 30 mmHg, determine the oxygen uptake rate for arespiration rate of 20 breaths per minute. Estimate theoxygen saturation in venous blood if the hematocritrises to 0.60 and the partial pressure of oxygen blood isat a partial pressure equal to 98% of the alveolar level.

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When we change altitude, during the next few days, the body responds by adjusting Hb cooperativity. This can be accomplished by changing the concentration of 2,3-BPG in the blood. After moving from a low altitude to a higher altitude, does 2,3,-BPG increase or decrease? Explain how this affects oxygen transport capacity
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Describe how the following allosteric effectors regulated Hemoglobin’s O2 affinity: • CO2• H+ (pH; Explain the basis for the Bohr Effect)• 2,3-BPG • CO
After spending a day or more at high altitude (with an oxygen partial pressure of 75 torr), the concentration of 2,3- bisphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG) in red blood cells increases. What effect would an increased concentration of 2,3-BPG have on the oxygen-binding curve for hemoglobin? Why would this adaptation be beneficial for functioning well at high altitude?
Oxygen is mainly carried through blood in what form?
Following several days at high altitude the body responds to the decreased oxygen content of the atmosphere by increasing the amount of 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate it produces. Based on this information and refering to the graph below, identify the correct response from the options. Y (fraction saturation) 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0 20 Oxygen Binding plot 40 60 p02 (torr) 80 100 A) Curve y=high altitude and gives a greater release of oxygen to the tissues B) Curve x = high altitude and gives a greater release of oxygen to the tissues C) Curve y=high altitude and allows more oxygen to be bound at low oxygen levels D) Curve x = high altitude and allows more oxygen to be bound at low levels
Below is the O₂ binding curve for adult Hb in whole blood (containing BPG) shown in red (labelled Hb). Fraction of Hb bound with Oxygen 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0 20 40 pO2 (torr) 60 80 ABC c. Which curve lacks cooperativity? [Select] Hb 100 a. Which curve is the best representation for stripped Hb (pure hemoglobin with heme, but no other small allosteric molecules associated)? [Select] b. Which curve has the lowest affinity (as measured by the p50)? [Select]
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1. Is this statement correct or incorrect? Explain. During strenuous exercise, the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve shifts to the right. This rightward shift reflects an increase in the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen and favors loading of O2 onto hemoglobin in the lungs. 2. Is this statement correct or incorrect? Explain. Compared to hemoglobin, myoglobin has a lower binding affinity for O2 and a higher O2 binding capacity, two characteristics that allow myoglobin to efficiently provide skeletal muscle cells with a readily-accessible reservoir of O2.
In Charles’ blood, the partial pressure of CO in the blood (0.4 mm Hg) is far lower than the partial pressure of O2, yet the percent saturation of hemoglobin by each gas is approximately equal. What does this tell you about the affinity of hemoglobin for CO?
Using Hb + O2 <-> HbO2, show how the equation shifts according to the law of mass action when O2 concentration increases or decreases.
51 Messner and Habeler's 1978 ascent of Mount Everest without oxygen-breathing apparatus is often described as one of the most remarkable physical accomplishments achieved by humans. Table 1 shows respiratory gas and arterial pH values measured in a resting mountaineer at sea level, Everest base camp and Everest summit. Use the differences in these values to explain how breathing regulation changes when at rest at the 3 altitudes indicated. Calculations are not required but you may wish to consider the role of central and peripheral chemoreceptors and their relationship to paco,, minute ventilation and alveolar pO, in your response. Table 1: Respiratory gas composition and arterial pH measured in a resting mountaineer at sea-level, Everest base-camp and Everest summit. Arterial Barometric Alveolar Inspired p02 (FIO2) pCO2 (расо2) Altitude Pressure p02 (PAO2) Arterial (m) pH mmHg mmHg mmHg mmHg Sea Level 0. 760 150 106 36 7.4 Everest Base 5,400 404 75 20.4 7.6 Camp Everest 8,848 43 34…

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