The Level of Carbon Dioxide in the Blood Is Monitored

question 33

Multiple Choice

The level of carbon dioxide in the blood is monitored by nerve tissue.If you exercise strenuously,the increase in cellular respiration consumes oxygen from the blood and produces surplus carbon dioxide removed in the blood.Since this physical exertion requires faster breathing to replenish oxygen supplies and carry away carbon dioxide,the carbon dioxide sensors result in signals from the brain to increase breathing rate.After you have rested,and carbon dioxide levels are back to normal,your breathing rate decreases too.This is an example of

• A)a response to a sensory impulse that causes a muscle or gland to react.
• B)a negative feedback loop that stimulates a response similar to the stimulus.
• C)a positive feedback loop that stimulates a response opposite to the stimulus.
• D)the dynamic interplay between events that tend to change the internal environment and events that tend to keep it the same.
• E)the dynamic interplay between events that tend to change the internal environment and events that tend to increase the changes.

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Definitions:

Three Heads

typically refers to a muscle having three points of origin or attachments, such as the triceps brachii.

Single Insertion

When a muscle or tendon attaches to bone at one point or site.

Brachialgia

Pain in the arm, often deriving from nerve irritation or damage.

Pain

A disagreeable feeling and emotional response linked to real or possible harm to the body's tissues.