1. An individual has low blood oxygen levels, due to insufficientnumbers of circulating red blood cells. (The erythrocytes arecompletely healthy; there’s just not enough of them.) Describe theprocesses by which the body stimulates the production of newerythrocytes. Your response should include a review of all bodycells and structures capable of detecting low oxygen levels, thebody responses that stimulate erythrocyte production, and theactual synthesis and maturation process in the red bone marrow. Inaddition, any short-term body processes that compensate for the lowblood oxygen levels not involving erythrocyte production should bediscussed in detail as well.

2. An individual has low blood glucose levels—not low enough tocause symptoms, but enough to cause the body to attempt arestoration to normal levels. Describe all processes by which thebody induces the increase of blood sugar levels. Your responseshould include a review of all body cells and structures capable ofdetecting low glucose levels, the body responses that stimulateglucose production, and all processes for the actual synthesis ofglucose. (While this is not a biochemistry class, a thoroughdiscussion of the two major glucose production pathways isexpected; a couple sentences for each will not suffice for fullcredit.)