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Breathing Rate Lab Report

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Your breathing rate is regulated by neural and chemical mechanisms. Respiration is controlled by neural messages from the brain to nerves that stimulate respiratory muscles. The main respiratory muscle is the diaphragm, which is controlled by the phrenic nerve. The rate, at which the nerves are sent messages from the brain, is controlled by the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. There are chemoreceptors in the brain and the heart that sense the amount of oxygen, carbon dioxide and acid present in the body. As a result, they control the respiratory rate to compensate for any changes in balance of any of these chemicals. The chemical equation is C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O (glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water). Too much

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