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Levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood trigger the respiratory center?
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∙ 14y ago
Primarily it is the cabon dioxide levels that trigger respiratory drive, however in some
disease states such as COPD increased oxygen levels can decrease respiratory drive.
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What has the greatest stimulation on the respiratory center in the brain?
blood carbon dioxide levels
What is the role of carbon dioxide in respiration?
Respiratory acidosis results from the lungs' inability to remove the carbon dioxide that the body produces. The excess carbon dioxide in the system causes the blood to become overly acidic, resulting in the condition, respiratory acidosis.
The breathing center in the brain is most sensitive to the?
levels of carbon dioxide in the blood. When carbon dioxide levels rise, the breathing center stimulates the muscles of respiration to increase breathing rate and depth. This helps to eliminate excess carbon dioxide and restore a balance in blood gas levels.
How does carbon dioxide concentration help maintain homeostasis?
The brain monitors the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood, and if there is too much the respiratory function is increased.
Which of these is a waste material that is removed from the human body by the respiratory system?
Carbon dioxide
What has the greatest stimulation on the respiratory center in the brain?
blood carbon dioxide levels
What does hypercarbic respiratory failure?
Acute respiratory failure with high carbon dioxide levels
How are oxygen and carbon dioxide levels maintained?
Respiratory system
What organ system maintains oxygen and carbon dioxide levels?
Respiratory system
What blood level is most significant in regulating the respiratory center of mammals?
The levels of carbon dioxide in the body are monitored by chemoreceptors, (they do this by measuring pH - lower pH means more carbon dioxide). If the levels of carbon dioxide are too high then the respiratory centre of the brain (in the medulla oblongatis) sends signals to the lungs and diaphragm to increase the breathing rate.
What does the respiratory remove?
carbon dioxide
What gas does the respiratory system get rid of?
The respiratory system utilises oxygen from the environmrntal gases and expires carbon dioxide (CO2).
Does the CNS respiration center analyze oxygen levels of blood?
Oxygen is very sparingly soluble. Carbon dioxide is highly soluble in water or plasma. The respiratory center is stimulated by high level of the carbon dioxide. The respiratory center probably does not analyse the oxygen level.
Does oxygen or carbon dioxide have the greatest stimulating effect on the respiratory center in the brain?
Carbon dioxide.
What does the respiratory system get rid of?
Carbon dioxide
What does the respiratory system take out?
Carbon dioxide.
What is exchanged in the respiratory system?
Carbon dioxide
