KROK 1 2018 – Question 66 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
The carotid bodies on both sides were removed in a test animal. Which of the listed factors WILL NOT be able to cause hyperventilation in the test animal?
- A. Hypoxemia
- B. Hypercapnia
- C. Increase of core body temperature
- D. Acidosis
- E. Physical exertion
Hint
Ask which of these stimuli depends on the peripheral oxygen sensors, as opposed to central chemoreceptors or other pathways to the respiratory center.
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