Question

Why do tribes who live in high altitude of Himalayas experience discomfort in respiration? How do they get adapted to survive in such a situation?

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer : The high altitudes of Himalayas have low atmospheric pressure and body does not get enough oxygen, resulting in altitude sickness. ... So tribes living in these areas get physiological adaptation using which the body compensates low oxygen availability by increasing RBC cell production.

Answer 2

The tribes who live in high altitude of Himalayas experience discomfort in respiration because of the

• low atmospheric pressure  in High altitude,
• due to this the persons suffer to have the proper amount of oxygen.

The tribes of high altitude of Himalayas get adapted to survive in such a situation by

• having RBCs with smaller nucleus or no nucleus ,which contains more hemoglobin .
• Due to more hemoglobin ,more number of oxygen will be bind and transported to body.