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Environmental Physiology
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Environmental Physiology
This paper discusses environmental physiology: Negative effects of high altitude, diving and extreme temperatures, oxygen deprivation, acclimatization, endurance, shock, decompression and precautions.
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1994
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"Normal physiologic function depends on the maintenance of a uniform internal environment. This is achieved through a variety of adaptive mechanisms which enable the body to respond to changes in the external environment. Adaptive phenomena become most evident in environmental extremes. Three such situations include high altitude, diving, and extremes of temperature. These adverse conditions test the body's ability to maintain its independence from continuous changes in the external world.At high elevations, barometric pressure is markedly decreased (5:462). This is due to the fact that the weight of the atmosphere is considerably less than at sea level. One result of the decreased barometric pressure is fewer oxygen molecules per unit volume. This lower oxygen partial pressure (PO2) is the primary factor ... "
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Environmental Physiology (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Environmental-Physiology/21724
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"Environmental Physiology" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Environmental-Physiology/21724>
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