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When chemoreceptors detect a slight decrease in pH, this means that _______________ concentrations have increased, and the breathing rate must ________________ .
Carbon dioxide; increase.
Carbon dioxide; decrease.
Oxygen; increase.
Oxygen; decrease.
Which of the following are the chemoreceptors that responsible in control breathing?
Aortic bodies
Aorta bodies
Carotid bodies
Carotic bodies
which of the following explains the meaning of the Bohr effect?
The effect of the partial pressure of oxygen in blood on the affinity of haemoglobin towards carbon dioxide.
The effect of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide on the dissociation of oxyhaemoglobin.
The affinity of haemoglobin toward oxygen.
The affinity of haemoglobin towards carbon dioxide.
The partial pressure of carbon dioxide in leg muscle increases after a vigorous workout. Which of the following regulatory actions will occur to correct the above situation?
Chemoreceptors in the respiratory and cardiovascular centres in the brain are stimulated
The rate of heartbeat decreases
Arterioles in the leg muscles constrict
Which of the following statements is true?
The breathing rate is completely under voluntary control
The chemoreceptors are located on the diaphragm and intercostal muscle
During expiration, the external intercostal muscles and diaphragm contract
CO2 released from respiration is detected by chemoreceptors in the carotid and aortic bodies of the blood system
The inspiratory center sends out nerve impulse to diaphragm via
thoracic nerve
phrenic nerve
vagus nerve
A sensory that responds to chemical stimuli is called.....
Chemical stimulus
Chemiautotroph
Chemoreceptor
Chemiosmosis
When you exhale...
ribs and sternum move up and out
diaphragm moves down/ flattens
External intercoastal muscles relax
diaphragm contracts
width of thorax increases
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