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12 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Gas exchange takes place between what and what? |
Alveoli and pulmonary capillaries |
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Where is automatic respiration controlled? |
Reticular formation of the pons and medulla oblongata |
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What responds to changes in carbon dioxide, oxygen and H+ concentrations? |
Chemoreceptors
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What responds to pH levels of cerebrospinal fluid? |
Central chemoreceptors |
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Where are central chemoreceptors located?
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Brainstem |
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What responds to blood gas concentrations and blood pH? |
Peripheral chemoreceptors |
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Where are peripheral chemoreceptors located? |
Carotid and aortic bodies |
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What responds to over inflation of the lungs and triggers the protective reflex, Hering-Breuer? |
Stretch receptors |
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Where are stretch receptors located? |
Bronchi Bronchioles Visceral pleura |
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What responds to smoke, pollen, mucus, chemical vapors and triggers coughing, bronchoconstriction and apnea? |
Irritant receptors |
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Where are irritant receptors located? |
Epithelial tissue of the trachea |
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What is hyperventilation? |
When your breathing rate is greater than what is necessary for proper exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide |
