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20 Cards in this Set
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During the __ __, reduces PO2 levels force and increased reliance on glycolosis, which leads to the lactate levels to drop
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Lactate Peridox
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During __ __, reduced PO2 levels force an increased reliance on glycolysis, which leads the lactate levels drop
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Lactate Peridox
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Hyperventilation at altitude creates and increase in the pH of body fluids because of a loss of __ __.
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Carbonic Acid
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The most important adaptation to long-term altitude exposure is an increase in blood's ___-___ capacity
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Oxygen-Carrying
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An increase in capillary density reduses the oxygen __ distance between the blood and the tissues
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Diffusion
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Elevations between 10,000 feet and 18,000 feet encompass the range generally considered __ __
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High Altitude
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Ambient air in mountainous regions causes considerable body water to evaporate leading to moderate __
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Dehydration
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Factors that predispose to acute mountain sickness include individual susceptibility rapid rate of ascent, and lack of __ __
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Prealtitude Exposure
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A nonhematoogical adaptation to hypoxic exposure that improves sea-level performance includes greater __ __
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Muscle buffering
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A prerequisite that is reuired to benefit from combining altitude living and lower altitude training is that the training must take place at elevation low enough to maintain __ __ and exercise oxygen consumption at near sea level values
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Training Intensity
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What organs lower the level of bicarbonate retained in the body during long-term exposure to altitude to compensate for the lowered carbon dioxide level resulting from hyperventilation?
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Kidneys
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What term describes the subnormal oxygen pressure that altitude creates?
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Hypoxia
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What hormone stimulates production of erythrocytes?
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Erthropoitein
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True / False
The most common malady associated with altitude is acute mountain sickness |
True
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True / False
Ambient air in mountainous regions is usually warm and moist |
False
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True / False
Individuals with an iron deficiency may not adapt to altitude as well as someone with adequate iron reserves |
False
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True / False
Acclimatization refers to adaptations produced in a lab setting |
False
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True / False
A large change occurs in the hemogobin's percentage saturation with oxygen at any altitude above sea level |
False
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True / False
During hyperventilation, there is a decrease in the carbon dioxide level that increases the pH, making bodily fluids more alkaline |
True
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True / False
Women experiences the largest decrease in VyO2max with altitude exposure |
False
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