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The brain and lungs continually use an O2-CO2 feedback mechanism. High CO2 in the body triggers us to breathe. High CO2 in the air, however, eventually cause us to stop breathing after period of deceased oxygen. This causes brain damage and can cause organ damage.
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What are the symptoms of high CO2 levels?
what is considered high levels of co2
Does the breathing control center in the brain monitor the rising CO2 levels in the blood?
Quite so. The brain stem detects high levels of carbon dioxide and triggers breathing.
Can high Co2 levels cause a stroke?
yes and strock can cause high co2
What are bodily symptoms of increased CO2 levels?
Increase in confusion, and finally loss of consciousness, coma and death (with high enough CO2 levels).
Explain what would happen to CO2 and nox if the co levels were high?
CO2 levels would go down because CO2 is an efficiency indicator and high co levels means it would be a rich condition so efficiency would be low and in a rich condition nox goes down
How does the brain control breathing?
there's a part of this brain called the respiratory system and if i am not mistaken it is located in a part of the brain called pons and the medulla oblongata. the brain controls the rate of breathing by monitoring the level of carbon dioxide in the blood. CO2 by the way is the main stimulus for breathing. without it, you just stop breathing at all (so CO2 is not at all that bad). anyway, when CO2 levels in the blood is high a condition known as respiratory acidosis develops. as a compensatory mechanism the brain causes us to hyperventilate to get rid of that extra CO2. when the CO2 level is low on the other hand, respiratory alkalosis develops. as a result the brain will cause us to hypoventilate which allows for the accumulation of CO2 in the blood. CO2 is maintained at a normal range which is 35 - 45 mmHg.
What are normal co2 levels in the body?
What are normal CO2 levels in the human bod
Can you get high off CO2?
You can not get "High" from CO2. What happens when you inhale CO2 is pretty much your brain shutting down from oxygen being replaced by carbon dioxide. Your body stops functioning to the point of unconsciousness, if you inhale pure CO2 you can die and/or go into a coma after several minutes.
The concept of fire prevention is to?
Preserve the land and keep out high levels of CO2 also known as carbon dioxide.
What does CO2 blood level of 31 mean?
CO2 regulates the body breathing functions. The normal range is 23 to 32. A level of 31 is within the normal range. High levels of CO2 could indicate a breathing problem.
What is the relationship between increased blood carbon dioxide respiratory rate and depth?
CO2 is the primary cvontrol for rate of breathing (not oxygen as many would expect). High levels of CO2 are very toxid to the tissues of the body and os it was allowed to remain in the blood most of these tissues would die off. And so sensors within the blood systmem detect the CO2 levels and stimulate faster deeper breathing if thesae elvels are to high for safety.
Does natural gas produce CO2?
The burning of any fossil fuel creates this gas. The total combined fuel use by man produces over 5% of all CO2 produced. Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere can reach as high as 0.037% in some areas. Levels historically sit at 0.03% or so is the current belief.
