Breathing rate increases when:
-The respiratory center senses high CO2 levels and high H+ (hydrogen ion) concentration (controls pH).
-Carbonic Acid/Bicarbonate Buffer System: CO2+H2O<->H2CO3(carbonic acid)<->H(+)+HCO3-
-There are low blood O2 levels (sensed by chemo-receptors in certain blood vessels)
-Emotions, fear, and pain can also increase breathing rate
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Your lungs control your breathing and your heart controls your pulse rate.
Hypothalamus control your heart rate. Medulla oblonga;ta assists in the control of breathing
Respiratory rate is influenced by almost everything, anatomically and environmentally. Anatomical causes of respiratory rate changes are ailments such as copd (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) asthma, airway obstructions, diabetic coma or shock, congestive heart failure (back up of fluids through the venus supply), croup, anaphylaxsis, etc. Environmental causes include airway anomallies, drug overdoses, inhaled poisons,smoking etc.
The breathing rate and pulse rate are related proportionally. If the breathing rate increases, so does the pulse rate. The pulse rate is an indication of the breathing rate.
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Several factors can affect respiratory rate and depth. Two of these are strong emotions, as well as pain acting through the limbic system, which activate sympathetic centers in the hypothalamus. Other factors are fever, labor, fear, anger, happiness, running, sleeping, yoga , meditation, and conditions like high BP or Low BP.
It has many functions. It's most important functions are - body temperature control, heart rate control, and breathing control.
There are three vital centers in the medulla which control the heartbeat, the rate of breathing, and the diameter of the blood vessels.
Stress, Pain, Fear, Exercise, Smoking , Drugs.-Mrs. Lautner
Blood Pressure, Activity being preformed, breathing pattern, and health