You Have Spent 24 Hours Traveling from the U

Multiple Choice

You have spent 24 hours traveling from the U.S to New Zealand,on quite a few airplanes with many stops.Because of the stress,changes in time zones,and short blocks of time between planes,you find yourself tired with a headache when you arrive.You are severely dehydrated.A hematocrit value on your blood would be ________ than normal because ________.

A) lower; more red blood are being made by the bone marrow
B) higher; you have less blood plasma volume
C) lower; the bone marrow is making fewer red blood cells due to the latitude of the airplanes
D) higher; more plasma proteins are made by the liver