how does the cardiovascular system and respiratory system cope when one is at high alttitude?.?

Answer 1

When you are at high altitude, your body does not get enough oxygen. This can be good or bad, depending on your goals. Some athletes live part of the time at high altitude (or in special low-atmospheric rooms), in order to force their bodies to produce more oxygen-carrying red blood cells. However, too little oxygen can be fatal. In the short term, your lungs have to work harder, in order to get more oxygen into your body., and your heart has to work harder to get the oxygen carried to your cells. A device called a pulse oximeter is sometimes used by pilots who fly at high altitude, to check the percent of oxygen in their blood.

Answer 2

Im not sure of the cardiovascular so much but i know that at high altitude, extreme pressures can be dangerous. I reckon the blood in your muscle tissue would undergo irregular strain & cause a malfunction in your muscle.

Similarly, the pressure in your lungs would increse & you would feel as if you cant breathe. Thats why aeroplanes are built with pressure stabilisers which imitate ground air pressure.

I dont think that it will be fatal at aroplane cruising altitudes of about 10 000 ft but that depends on how long you stay there. I think the effects contribute to Jetlag

Answer 3

At higher altitudes there is less oxygen, and so that reduced oxygen content in the air forces our lungs to work harder...I.E. you must breath more often than usual. This extra strain also puts some extra load on your heart. If you ascend to too high of an altitude you may experience dizziness and even unconsiousness, this is caused when your lungs can't inhale enough oxygen and so sections of your brain won't receive enough oxgen. After a few days or weeks at the higher altitude, your brain stem will compensate for the reduction in oxygen content by increasing your heart rate, increasing your lung capacity, and increasing the frequency of your breaths.

Answer 4

Cardiovascular gadget : heart. purposes delivery O2 from the lungs and nutrition to all physique cells and to get rid of CO2 and water made out of cellular respiration. Transportation is complete contained in direction of the guts pumping the blood by blood vessels. respiration gadget: nostril, Larynx, Pharynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, lungs, and diaphragm. functionality: Inhale and Exhale and consequently offering the physique with O2 and expelling CO2.

Answer 5

It's hard on them at first, but after 2 or 3 weeks, they adapt.

Answer 6

I dont know much about this I know much about reproductive system can I explain?

Answer 7

they can't cope....that's why people die at high altitude!