Respiratory Physiology: Control of Respiration

Rhythm controllers in the brainstem


1. Medulla

     Dorsal respiratory group – associated with inspiration

       Ventral respiratory group – associated with expiration.

          Pre-Botzinger Complex -  pattern generator, also ventral

 2)   Pons

   Apneustic center – has an excitatory   function

            Pneumotaxic center – can inhibit inspiration


Other regions of the brain that can affect respiration


1. Cortex

       Can exercise voluntary control

2)   Limbic system and hypothalamus

     Emotional states

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APA

Adeniyi, D. (2021). Respiratory Physiology: Control of Respiration. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/control-of-respiration

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Adeniyi, David "Respiratory Physiology: Control of Respiration" Afribary. Afribary, 20 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/control-of-respiration. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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Adeniyi, David . "Respiratory Physiology: Control of Respiration". Afribary, Afribary, 20 May. 2021. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/control-of-respiration >.

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Adeniyi, David . "Respiratory Physiology: Control of Respiration" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/control-of-respiration