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What part of the brain controls the rate of your breathing?
brain stem
Which gas controls your rate of breathing?
it not a gas it your brain
The rate of breathing is controlled by cells within?
the brain
Which part of the brain controls rate of breathing?
medulla
Which area of the brain controls the heart rate digestion and breathing?
the brain stem is what controlls the heart rate, respiration and such.
Which part of the brain function of the breathing and heart rate?
The brain stem controls these functions
what is the brain function?
The brain stem manages the basic functions of the body - respiratory rate, metabolic rate, maintaining homeostasis, fight or flight response, etc.
What part of the Human body is responsible for controlling breathing and heartbeat?
The Brain, specifically the brain stem and the central nervous system that controls any "unconscious" activities like breathing and pulse rate.
Which part of the brain control certain automatic functions such as the regulation of breathing and heart rate?
medulla
How does the heart rate increase and why?
Your Heart Rate increases in order to supply additional Oxygen to your muscles, primarily as part of the Fight/Flight response, or in response to vigorous exercise. Increased demand for Oxygen, triggers the Adrenal Glands to secrete Adrenaline into the bloodstream. This in turn, acts on the Medulla, at the base of the Brain, which controls the Heart Rate and Breathing (plus a few other things) via the Vagus Nerve.
What is the part of the brain that controls heartbeat and breathing called?
There are three vital centers in the medulla which control the heartbeat, the rate of breathing, and the diameter of the blood vessels.
The most important signal that the brain uses to set the breathing rate as the level of blood?
Carbon Dioxide
