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Chapter 6, Problem 5TC
Athletes who abuse erythropoietin have many more red blood cells than usual. After examining Figure 6.3 and imagining many more red blood cells than usual in this capillary, explain why an athlete might die from having too many red blood cells.
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Ch. 6.1 - List the functions of blood in the human body.Ch. 6.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 6.1 - Describe the composition of plasma.Ch. 6.1 - Summarize the components of blood.Ch. 6.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 6.1 - List the types of plasma proteins and explain why...Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 6.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 6.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 6.2 - Prob. 1CYP
Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 6.2 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 6.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 6.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 6.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 6.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 6.3 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 6.3 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 6.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 6.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 6.4 - Describe disorders associated with blood clotting.Ch. 6.4 - If you were a medical researcher, what other areas...Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 2BTHCh. 6.4 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 6.4 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 6.4 - Summarize a few of the blood-clotting disorders.Ch. 6.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 6.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 6.5 - 3.Summarize the role of Rh factor in hemolytic...Ch. 6.5 - Prob. 1BTHCh. 6.5 - Are there other risk factors you think should be...Ch. 6.5 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 6.5 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 6.5 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 6.6 - Summarize how the cardiovascular system interacts...Ch. 6.6 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 6 - Prob. 1ACh. 6 - Prob. 2ACh. 6 - Prob. 3ACh. 6 - Prob. 4ACh. 6 - Prob. 5ACh. 6 - Prob. 6ACh. 6 - Key:
a. lymphocytes
b. monocyte
c. neutrophils
d....Ch. 6 - Prob. 8ACh. 6 - Prob. 9ACh. 6 - Prob. 10ACh. 6 - Prob. 11ACh. 6 - Prob. 12ACh. 6 - Prob. 13ACh. 6 - Prob. 14ACh. 6 - Prob. 15ACh. 6 - Prob. 16ACh. 6 - Prob. 1TCCh. 6 - Prob. 2TCCh. 6 - Prob. 3TCCh. 6 - Prob. 4TCCh. 6 - Athletes who abuse erythropoietin have many more...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6TC
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