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Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors located?
Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors located?
- Liver
- Heart (correct)
- Lungs
- Brainstem
What triggers an increased respiratory rate if detected by the carotid bodies?
What triggers an increased respiratory rate if detected by the carotid bodies?
- High oxygen levels
- High PaCO2
- Low pH
- Low PaO2 (correct)
What is the body's response to hypercapnia?
What is the body's response to hypercapnia?
- Decreasing respiratory rate
- Increasing rate/depth of respirations (correct)
- Increasing pH
- Decreasing depth of respiration
Which part of the conducting airway is critical for maintaining airway protection and humidity?
Which part of the conducting airway is critical for maintaining airway protection and humidity?
What connects the upper and lower airway and is responsible for inspiration and vocalization?
What connects the upper and lower airway and is responsible for inspiration and vocalization?
Which nerve is responsible for the autonomic control of breathing?
Which nerve is responsible for the autonomic control of breathing?
Where are the chemosensitive centers located?
Where are the chemosensitive centers located?
Which group is responsible for the expiration phase of breathing?
Which group is responsible for the expiration phase of breathing?
Which type of lung receptor is sensitive to aerosols, gases, and particulates in the air?
Which type of lung receptor is sensitive to aerosols, gases, and particulates in the air?
What is the function of stretch receptors located in the smooth muscle of the airway?
What is the function of stretch receptors located in the smooth muscle of the airway?
Where are the j receptors located and what do they respond to?
Where are the j receptors located and what do they respond to?
