Respiratory Nerves and Centers Quiz

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Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors located?

Liver

Heart (correct)

Lungs

Brainstem

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?

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?

Nasopharyngeal airways Signup and view all the answers

What connects the upper and lower airway and is responsible for inspiration and vocalization?

Larynx and epiglottis Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve is responsible for the autonomic control of breathing?

Vagus nerve Signup and view all the answers

Where are the chemosensitive centers located?

Medulla Signup and view all the answers

Which group is responsible for the expiration phase of breathing?

Ventral respiratory group Signup and view all the answers

Which type of lung receptor is sensitive to aerosols, gases, and particulates in the air?

Irritant receptors Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of stretch receptors located in the smooth muscle of the airway?

Decrease respiratory rate and volume Signup and view all the answers

Where are the j receptors located and what do they respond to?

Lungs; increased pulmonary pressure Signup and view all the answers

Respiratory Nerves and Centers Quiz

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Questions and Answers

Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors located?

What triggers an increased respiratory rate if detected by the carotid bodies?

What is the body's response to hypercapnia?

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?

Which nerve is responsible for the autonomic control of breathing?

Where are the chemosensitive centers located?

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?

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?

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