Lecture 26 Control of respiration

Question 1

Describe the locations and functions of each of the major respiratory centers.

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Question 2

Which respiratory center establishes the ramp signal?

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Question 3

Explain the usual method for controlling the rate of respiration.

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Question 4

What is the function of the Hering-Breuer inflation reflex and where does it begin?

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Question 5

Define apneusis; loss of function of which respiratory center leads to apneusis.

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Question 6

How do the responses of chemoreceptors to hypercapnia or hypoxia differ from responses to these factors by more neurons?

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Question 7

List and compare functions of central chemoreceptors and peripheral chemoreceptors.

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Question 8

Describe functions of glomus cells and sustentacular cells.

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Question 9

Describe the location, function, and effects of the following kinds of receptors: Slow-adapating pulmonary stretch receptors, mechanoreceptors, and J receptors.

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Question 10

Describe Cheyne-Stokes breathing and discriminate between hypernea and apnea.

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Question 11

What conditions lead to Cheyne-Stokes breathing??

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