In the Face of Chronically Elevated Levels of CO₂, What

question 28

Multiple Choice

In the face of chronically elevated levels of CO₂, what happens to the response mediated by the central chemoreceptors?

• A)It is accentuated or increased.
• B)It is muted or decreased.
• C)There is no change in the response.
• D)There is no way to predict the bodies response.

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Spreading Activation Model

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