What Is the Explanation for the Lack of Ventilatory Stimulation

question 13

Multiple Choice

What is the explanation for the lack of ventilatory stimulation when anemia and hypoxemia are present?

• A) Extraction of oxygen in these two conditions remains stable.
• B) The carotid bodies respond to decreased PO₂ rather than to an actual decrease in CaO₂.
• C) The aortic bodies are insensitive to PO₂.
• D) The carotid bodies respond only to CO₂ levels.

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