Exam 15: Regulation of Breathing

What receptors are associated with causing coughing, sneezing, and tachypnea when stimulated?

Which of the following control the inhibitory neurons that switch off the inspiratory ramp signal? 1) Apneustic center 2) Pneumotaxic center 3) Pulmonary stretch receptors

Which receptors are primarily responsible for the initial increase in ventilation that occurs at the beginning of exercise?

Which of the following are causes of central neurogenic hyperventilation? 1) Head trauma 2) Inadequate brain blood flow 3) Severe brain hypoxia 4) Hypothermia

What negative responses can be elicited by suctioning a patient's airway? 1) Tachycardia 2) Coughing 3) Laryngospasm 4) Severe bronchospasm

Which of the following is indirectly responsible for minute-to-minute control of breathing?

You observe a patient's breathing pattern as very irregular, with periods of breathing interspersed with long periods of apnea. Which of the following terms would you use in charting this observation?

What receptors are known to cause an increase in ventilation when the patient's limbs are moved or cold water is splashed on the patient's face?

Stimulation to increase ventilation does not occur until the PaO₂ falls below what level?

Which of the following can cause Cheyne-Stokes breathing? 1) Brain injuries 2) Congestive heart failure 3) Metabolic acidosis