Biology · Functions of Sympathetic Nervous System
During a sympathetic 'fight-or-flight' response, how can the circulating red blood cell (RBC) count quickly increase in certain mammals?
- 1By preventing the destruction of old RBCs in the liver
- 2By decreasing the total volume of blood plasma drastically
- 3By immediate acceleration of erythropoiesis in bone marrow
- 4By the contraction of the spleen releasing stored RBCs✓
Correct answer
By the contraction of the spleen releasing stored RBCs
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