Physical Education A-Level
Chemoreceptor and baroreceptor feedback
What Chemoreceptor and baroreceptor feedback means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Chemoreceptor and baroreceptor feedback
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Chemoreceptors detect raised carbon dioxide, lowered pH and reduced oxygen, while baroreceptors sense blood pressure, sending impulses to the medullary cardiovascular control centre.
Topics that use Chemoreceptor and baroreceptor feedback
- Cardiovascular system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Affinity for oxygen
- Antagonistic action of the two divisions
- Anticipatory rise
- Autonomic control of heart rate
- Baroreceptors
- Bohr shift during exercise
- Cardiac output
- Cardiac output and oxygen uptake
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