27 A 9-year-old boy of normal height and weight requires nocturnal mechanical ventilation to maintain normal arterial blood gas values, during the day, he must be prevented from falling asleep A defect of which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient's condition? A) Cerebral cortex B) Diaphragm C) Medullary respiratory neurons D) Peripheral chemoreceptors OE) Pulmonary stretch receptors

27 A 9-year-old boy of normal height and weight requires nocturnal mechanical ventilation to maintain normal arterial blood gas values, during the day, he must be prevented from falling asleep A defect of which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient's condition? A) Cerebral cortex B) Diaphragm C) Medullary respiratory neurons D) Peripheral chemoreceptors OE) Pulmonary stretch receptors

Anatomy & Physiology

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168130

Author:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Publisher:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Chapter22: The Respiratory System

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 37CTQ: If a person sustains an injury to the epiglottis, what would be the physiological result?

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