A Patient Is Experiencing Low Blood Levels of Oxygen

question 32

Multiple Choice

A patient is experiencing low blood levels of oxygen. Which of the following processes are most likely to occur?

• A) The Hering-Breuer reflex will trigger the muscles in the chest wall to expand and deeper inhalation occurs.
• B) The hypothalamus will sense the low oxygen levels and send signals to trigger for rapid respirations.
• C) Central chemoreceptors will detect the falling oxygen levels and send impulses to increase the rate and depth of breathing.
• D) Peripheral chemoreceptors will detect the falling oxygen levels and send impulses to increase the rate and depth of breathing.