Carbon dioxide and blood pH modify reparatory rate and depth.
Carbon dioxide and blood PH
The three characteristics of a respiratory rate are rate, depth, and rhythm.
Respiratory control centers are located in the medulla and the pons. In the medulla the ventral respiratory group contains rhythm generators whose output drives respiration. Also in the medulla, the neurons of the dorsal respiratory group integrate peripheral sensory input and modify the rhythms generated by the VRG. The pons respiratory centers interact with the medulla centers to smooth the breathing pattern. The respiratory center (RC), itself, is located in the medulla oblongata, the lowermost portion of the brainstem.
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.
chemical factors in the blood
yes
The higher the respiratory rate and deeper the breaths the lower the blood CO2.
Yes, changes in arterial pH can modify respiration rate and rhythm through the peripheral chemoreceptors, even when carbon dioxide and oxygen levels are normal. This is known as respiratory compensation and helps maintain acid-base balance in the body by adjusting the rate and depth of breathing.
Carbon dioxide
Yes. The hypothalamus is part of your autonomic nervous center and can influence rate and depth in response to pain and temperature changes
it's your lungs
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