Question
Question: Low concentration of oxygen in the blood and tissues of people living at high altitude is due to \_\...
Low concentration of oxygen in the blood and tissues of people living at high altitude is due to ______.
A
Low temperature
B
Low atmospheric pressure
C
High atmospheric pressure
D
Both low temperature and high atmospheric pressure
Answer
Low atmospheric pressure
Explanation
Solution
At high altitudes the partial pressure of oxygen is less than that at the ground level. This leads to low concentration of oxygen in the blood and tissues of people living at high altitudes or climber slow blood oxygen causes climbers to become weak and unable to think clearly symptoms of a contain known as anoxia.