Barrel Chest Question?!


Question: Barrel Chest Question?
It has been found that people who have lived at high elevations for generations have physically adapted to their environment by developing a "barrel chest". What is this adaptation and why has it occurred?

Answers:

At high altitudes the O2 levels are lower, in order to take in the maximum amount of O2 the lungs are repeatedly overinflated and the result is a barrel chest, the same condition can be found in folks with COPD.




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