Chemoreceptors
What Chemoreceptors means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Receptors that monitor blood and cerebrospinal fluid chemistry, sensing rising carbon dioxide concentration, falling pH and falling oxygen concentration.
Sensory receptors that monitor blood chemistry, detecting increases in carbon dioxide, decreases in pH and decreases in oxygen.
Detect chemical changes in the blood, including rising carbon dioxide and falling pH, and falling oxygen levels.
Topics that use Chemoreceptors
- Cardiovascular system (AQA A-Level)
- Respiratory system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Baroreceptors
- Partial pressure gradient
- Proprioceptors
- Affinity for oxygen
- Airway narrowing
- Alveolar and muscle exchange
- Antagonistic action of the two divisions
- Anticipatory rise
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