2006-09-26 02:52:48 · 12 answers · asked by chha 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Just the opposite is true, due to elevation, the atmospheric pressure decrease as elevation increases. Atmospheric pressure readings use "sea level" as the reference point.
Mountains don't cause bleeding. Since you weren't specific, the decrease in atmospheric pressure allows an increase in differential pressure between the air and blood pressure - may allow blood pressure in some to the thinner or near surface capillaries to rupture and bleed. Your blood pressure maybe also be elevated due to climbing and responding to less oxygen in the atmosphere.
2006-09-26 03:00:56 · answer #1 · answered by jack w 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The higher you go the thinner the atmosphere. High in the mountains the atmosphere is notably thinner and the pressure of air on the body is low, so the inner pressure of the body becomes relatively higher when compared to it.
Imagine a balloon filled with normal air. You then move the balloon into a room with very thin air. Suddenly the inside pressure becomes bigger than the outside pressure and the balloon is likely to pop.
2006-09-26 09:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Atmospheric pressure at mountain top is lower than at ground level. Since our body pressure is constant, we may bleed as body fluids escape to outside lower pressure at mountain top. That is why air planes are pressurised.
2006-09-26 10:03:23 · answer #3 · answered by Waz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Pressure goes deceasing as hight increases. Our body bleeds cause everything trys to go from higher energy state to lower one and blood in our veins bears more pressure then the pressure of surroundings and as there is any cut on our body blood trys to ooz out : trys go towards low pressure side.
2006-09-26 10:12:40 · answer #4 · answered by alim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just because that the higher altitudes are with lower pressures. So, when you go higher, the outside pressure will comparitivly go lower that that of the body.
normally, pressure tends to be equal in an environment. so, matter in high pressure will be pulled out to that of low pressure. i.e., which makesbody to expand(which is not possible). so it suck out the contents of the body -easily the blood...
2006-09-26 10:05:23 · answer #5 · answered by sathya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 pressures are present: atmospheric (air) and the pressure that's inside our body. when u go in higher lands. the atmospheric pressure is lower so the pressure inside the body tends to move out freely making us bloated...to cut it short: the pressure on mountains is low
2006-09-26 10:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by enlightened_osiris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in mountains the atmospheric pressure outside the body is less and inside the blood capillaries it is very high so they gets burst and bleeding occurs
2006-09-28 08:39:38 · answer #7 · answered by ashok k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The higher in elevation you go, the less the barometric pressure is. Sometimes this can cause a nosebleed until you adjust.
2006-09-26 10:00:44 · answer #8 · answered by Mark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Higher altitude= lower air pressure
Yes, you can get nose bleeds very easily at higher elevations
2006-09-26 10:43:54 · answer #9 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is due to LOW pressure! the pressure outside is lower than that of our body and rest you can understand.
2006-09-27 09:44:42 · answer #10 · answered by tanayveer007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋