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Persons living at high altitude will hav...

Persons living at high altitude will have

A

Increased alveolar capacity

B

Increased number of erythrocytes

C

Haemoglobin curve shifts towards right

D

All of the above

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Since at high altitude partial pressure of oxygen in air is less, so to facilitate the rapid gaseous exchange, heart rate, respiratory rate, vital capacity, total lung capacity, RBC count and haemoglobin percentage of persons living there increases.
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