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lungs carrying the oxygen to the rest of the body. When an individual relocates to an area withhigher altitudes than the individual is used to, the body increases the amount of hemoglobin inthe blood so that more oxygen can be carried. Having more hemoglobin in the blood results inan increase in blood viscosity. Which of the following occurs as a result of this increase in bloodviscosity?A. Slower blood flowB. lesser blood volumeC. lower blood pressureD. narrower blood vesselsThe water cycle describes the movement of water between the aquatic atmospheric andterrestrial components of earth. which of the following best describes how water moves

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Increase in blood viscosity will result to increase in resistance to blood flow. It increases the work of the heart that lead to the impairment of organ perfusion. The outcome will be slower blood flow.

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