7: Respiratory Control Flashcards
1
Q
Apneusis vs apnea
A
Apneusis: Failure to turn inspiration off
Apnea: absence of inspiration
2
Q
Cause of Apneusis vs apnea
A
Apneusis: pontine damage
Apnea: medullary or spinal damage
3
Q
Major peripheral chemoreceptor
A
Carotid body
4
Q
Cell type in the carotid body that acts as the chemoreceptor
A
Type I glomus cell