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The respiratory centers that control your rate of breathing are in the brainstem or medulla.
Specialized nerve cells within the aorta and carotid arteries called peripheral chemoreceptors monitor the oxygen concentration of the blood and feed back on the respiratory centers.
Peripheral chemoreceptors also monitor the carbon dioxide concentration in the blood. In addition, a central chemoreceptor in the medulla monitors the carbon dioxide concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that surrounds the brain and spinal cord; carbon dioxide diffuses easily into the CSF from the blood.
If the carbon dioxide concentration gets too high, then both types of chemoreceptors signal the respiratory centers to increase the rate and depth of breathing. The peripheral and central chemoreceptors are also sensitive to the pH of the blood and CSF.
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∙ 15y agoThe part of the brain that maintains the function of the respiratory system is medulla oblongata.
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∙ 9y agoEach part of the brain controls specific body functions. The brain stem controls the heartbeat and respiration. It also controls blood pressure and digestion.
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∙ 7y agorespiratory center in medulla of brain
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∙ 10y agoMedulla Oblongota
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How does your brain keeps us alive?
The brain stem, which consists of the midbrain, pons, and medulla, ot medulla oblongata - which keeps you breathing and your heart beating in proper rhythm.
Which part of the brain keeps breathing?
brain stem
Why is the brainstem the most important part of the brain?
the brain stem is small part of the brain and the most important one because it keeps you breathing,keep your heart beating and also keep food moving through your digestive system.
Is breathing something that will happen if you think about it?
no that's a good question u take a DEEP BREATH when u think about it
What does it mean if a guy sends you a heart?
That he likes you, and you have his heart.
What is responsible for keeping your heart beating?
The adrenal medulla is the part of the brain that keeps the heart beating
What part of the brain controls basic life support functions?
The brain stem, which consists of the midbrain, pons, and medulla, ot medulla oblongata - which keeps you breathing and your heart beating in proper rhythm. If your heat needs to slow down the heart is influenced by via cranial nerve X, the Vagus nerve.
Why is the brain important to the body?
The brain keeps the blood flow (a.k.a the heart) pumping, and that not to mention the other organs that require the brain to keep them go'in.
How do the nervous system and circulatory work together?
when you have to use the bathroom the brain from the nervous system let you know that you need the loo The cardiovascular system interacts with the nervous system because the nervous system directs the heart and "tells it to beat". Brain and spinal cord send messages to the heart The brain sends electrical impulses telling the heart to pump and the heart when you are born involuntarily keeps pumping unless you're knocked out conscious and not breathing, dead for a while or you got your heart ripped out. But I doubt you would any of these to happen to you.
Why is the human heart special?
well this is the obvious it keeps us alive and living and supplys blood to our brain
What body system keeps the heart beating during sleep?
Your brain is what sends signals to your body telling it what to do. Your brain is always active, even when your sleeping
Why does the heart keeps pumping?
The heart runs on an automatic system just as breathing does. The heart's built-in electrical system controls the speed of its pumping. The electrical impulse originates in the sinus node which functions as the heart's natural pacemaker.
