Week 4: Homeostatic control of respiration Flashcards
1
Q
What should be controlled in the respiratory system?
A
What is the level of gas in blood
How is the tissue being supplied with O2
What are the levels of H+
2
Q
What is the process of control of respiration?
A
- input via peripheral and central chemoreceptors
- processing in brain
- ventilation is modulated
- voluntary input
3
Q
Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors located?
A
In the carotid body and the aortic body
4
Q
the main driver for increase in alveolar ventilation is
A
CO2
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