Nerve Impulses That Stimulate Contraction of the Respiratory Muscles Come

question 143

Multiple Choice

Nerve impulses that stimulate contraction of the respiratory muscles come from the:

• A)apneustic center in the pons
• B)expiration center in the medulla
• C)pneumotaxic center in the pons
• D)inspiration center in the medulla

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Any numerical quantity that characterizes a given population or some aspect of it.

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