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A rise in arterial PCO2 leads to an increase in

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 A rise in arterial PCO2 leads to an increase in.


  1. Ventilation due to stimulation of peripheral chemoreceptors.
  2. Ventilation due to stimulation of central chemoreceptors.
  3. Arterial pressure.
  4. Cerebral blood flow.
  5. The plasma bicarbonate level.

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A. True  Via the carotid and aortic bodies.

B. True  The central effect predominates.

C. True  Reflex vasoconstriction and cardiac stimulation predominate over the direct vasodilator effects of CO2.

D. True  The cerebral vessels are little affected by sympathetic reflexes so the direct vasodilator effect of CO2 predominates.

E. True  To compensate for the respiratory acidosis.

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