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Control of Respiration

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Breathing is automatic yet voluntarily over-ridable, driven by a brainstem rhythm generator that is continuously tuned by chemical (PCO2, PO2, pH) and mechanical (stretch) feedback. For NEET PG, the medullary and pontine centres, the dominance of the central chemoreceptor PCO2 drive, the hypoxic drive in COPD, and abnormal breathing patterns (Cheyne–Stokes, apneustic) are the perennial favourites. Respiratory cont

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