Identify a Neural Change That Causes an Abrupt Increase in Ventilation

question 73

Multiple Choice

Identify a neural change that causes an abrupt increase in ventilation at the start of an exercise.

• A) Sensory information from proprioceptors in muscles is sent to the dorsal respiratory group.
• B) Motor information from the primary motor cortex reaches the pontine respiratory center.
• C) Deactivation of the limbic system takes place.
• D) The pre-Bötzinger complex gets activated.
• E) The pre-Bötzinger complex sends action potentials for sternocleidomastoid muscle contraction.

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