Polycythemia Is: 1) a Condition of Too Many Red Blood Cells

question 1

Multiple Choice

Polycythemia is:
1) a condition of too many red blood cells.
2) a condition of too few red blood cells.
3) caused by lack of iron in the diet.
4) the body's response to chronic hypoxemia.

• A)1, 2
• B)2, 3
• C)1, 4
• D)2, 4

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Definitions:

Supply Curve

A graphical representation that shows the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of that good or service that a supplier is willing and able to supply to the market.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and what they actually pay, representing the benefit to consumers.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy in which production represents consumer preferences; every good or service is distributed to meet the desires of consumers.

Consumer Surplus

Consumer surplus is the difference between the total amount that consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service versus the total amount that they actually do pay.