Understanding Blood Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Regulation
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Which gas is wanted and taken into the body for a cell's function?

  • Carbon dioxide
  • Hydrogen
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen (correct)
  • What is the metabolic waste product that needs to be eliminated from the body?

  • Carbon dioxide (correct)
  • Hydrogen
  • Oxygen
  • Nitrogen
  • How are oxygen and carbon dioxide gas concentrations expressed in the blood?

  • As densities
  • As volumes
  • As temperatures
  • As pressures (correct)
  • What happens to the pH of the blood when the PCO2 level increases?

    <p>It becomes more acidic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What controls ventilation in the body?

    <p>The brain stem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which region of the body contains chemoreceptors that are sensitive to changes in O2, CO2, and hydrogen ion concentrations in the blood?

    <p>The brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors located?

    <p>In the aorta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What sends signals to respiratory muscles to either contract or relax?

    <p>The brain stem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the rate of respiration when there is an increase in plasma PCO2?

    <p>It increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the PCO2 level in the blood when the rate of respiration increases?

    <p>It decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

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