Respiratory reflex

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

coughing, gagging, hemoptysis, respiratory periodicity, RHR heart reflex, sneezing

Broader Terms

reflex

Related Terms

respiratory airway clearance

Scope Note

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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The data indicate that the respiratory reflex is predominantly integrated at bulbospinal sites, but the cardiovascular reflex is integrated at both bulbospinal and suprabulbar sites, or is integrated at bulbospinal and modulated from suprabulbar sites.
• The alpha-adrenergic function of this respiratory reflex is discussed.
• The most widely studied example of a conditioned respiratory reflex is the gill withdrawal reflex in Aplysia.
• Page 25 DEFINITION OF THE APNEA TEST (Source: Qubec-Transplant) The respiratory reflex is considered absent if no spontaneous respiratory movements are observed in 10 minutes and that the PaCO 2 60 mm Hg at the end of the test.
• The most widely studied example of a condi- tioned respiratory reflex is the gill withdrawal reflex in Aplysia.

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