KROK 1 2012 – Question 156 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
When water affects mucous membrane of the inferior nasal meatuses, this causes "diver reflex" that provokes:
- A. Reflectory apnea
- B. Bronchospasm
- C. Reflectory dyspnea
- D. Reflectory hyperpnea
- E. Cough
Hint
Consider the protective purpose of this reflex for a person whose face is under water and what breathing response would best serve it.
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