respiratory center

The region of neurons in the brain that receives afferent information that is then translated to signals controlling the sequence of breathing.

respiratory center,

a group of nerve cells in the pons and medulla of the brain that controls the rhythm of breathing in response to changes in levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen ions in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Such changes activate central and peripheral chemoreceptors, which send impulses to the respiratory center, triggering an increase or a decrease in the breathing rate. In patients with retention of carbon dioxide, the respiratory center becomes insensitive to carbon dioxide, and the main stimulus to ventilation is hypoxemia. If such patients inhale air with a high oxygen content, breathing may be depressed, leading to a further rise in blood carbon dioxide levels. The respiratory center is inhibited by barbiturates, anesthetics, tranquilizing agents, and morphine. See also hyperventilation, hypoventilation, hypoxia.

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apneustic center
appetite center
center
center of ossification
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
chemoreceptor
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
ciliospinal center
community mental health center
dorsal respiratory group
epiotic center
expiratory center
germinal center
Hering-Breuer reflexes
hypoventilation
pneumotaxic center
reflex center
respiratory arrest
respiratory failure

Martinez, director of Arizona Respiratory Center, said that 39 potential "asthma genes" have already been identified.

Both genetics and environmental factors determine asthma risk by Asian News International

The Reticular Formation Nuclei wields the most influence over the Medulla Reflex Centers, in the ANS, consisting of the Gastrointestinal Reflex Center, the Cardiac Center, the Respiratory Center and the Vasomotor Center.

God's Blueprints, the Autonomic Nervous System and the Autoimmune ... by colleen darnell / Science and technology, general community

However, antidepressants or other drugs aimed at altering the activation of the respiratory centers in the brain and CPAP therapy or apnea surgery aimed at correcting the anatomical problems involved in sleep-disordered breathing have had inconsistent or results.

Catathrenia: parasomnia or OSA symptom? by Patrick, Regina / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine

resorcylic acid lactones

resource utilization group

resource-based relative value scale