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belongs to book: MCQs & EMQs in Human Physiology|Ian Roddie, William F M Wallace|6th edition| Chapter number:-| Question number:155
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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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