Physical Education A-Level
Respiratory centres
What Respiratory centres means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Respiratory centres
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Centres in the brainstem that receive information from sensory receptors and increase the rate and depth of pulmonary ventilation.
Topics that use Respiratory centres
- Respiratory system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Airway narrowing
- Alveolar and muscle exchange
- Baroreceptor
- Baroreceptors
- Carbon monoxide, oxygen transport and aerobic capacity
- Chemoreceptor
- Chemoreceptors
- Chemoreceptors and sensory detection
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