Example 1 · difficulty 3/5
Which statement regarding neural and chemical regulation of respiration in humans is correct?
- A. The pneumotaxic centre in the pons can moderate the functioning of the respiratory rhythm centre located in the medulla oblongata
- B. The respiratory rhythm centre lies in the cerebellum and generates the basic breathing rhythm
- C. The chemosensitive area beside the rhythm centre is activated mainly by a fall in arterial pO₂
- D. Receptors in the aortic arch and carotid artery respond exclusively to blood pH and ignore CO₂