The part of the human brain where the main respiratory center is located is:

1. pons varolii 2. cerebrum
3. medulla oblongata 4. thalamus
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The respiratory center in humans can be primarily stimulated by:
1. carbon dioxide and hydrogen ions
2. oxygen gas levels in the blood
3. oxygen gas levels in the hemoglobin
4. conscious feeling for the need for more oxygen

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The peripheral chemoreceptors in carotid and aortic bodies respond to:
1. hydrogen ion concentration.
2. levels of carbon dioxide in the blood.
3. levels of oxygen in the blood.
4. all of the above

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What will happern to the rate and depth of breathing when blood carbon dioxide rises?

1. decreases 2. increases
3. stays the same 4. stops
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Pneumotaxic center:

1. moderates the function of the rhythm center
2. establishes the respiratory rhythm
3. is located in medulla oblongata
4. reduces the duration of expiration and thereby alters the respiratory rate
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The peripheral chemoreceptors are:
1. more sensitive to a decrease in PCO2 than to a decrease in PO2
2. stimulated by hypocapnia
3. located in the medulla oblongata of the brain stem
4. more sensitive to a decrease in PO2 than to a decrease in PCO2

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The duration of inspiration can be reduced by:

1.  an increase of carbon dioxide in blood
2.  a chemical signal from aortic and carotid bodies
3.  a neural signal from pneumotaxic center
4.  an increase in hydrogen ion concentration in CSF
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Study the given figure showing the neural regulation of respiration in humans and select the correct statements from the given statements.
  
Statement I: The location of the pneumotaxic centre is the Pons of the brain stem and it moderates the function of respiratory rhythm centre.
Statement II: The respiratory rhythm centre is the dorsal respiratory group shown in the figure and is also located in the Pons of the brain stem.
1. Only Statement I is true
2. Only Statement II is true
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
4. Both Statement I and Statement II are false

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