2. You can only hold your breath for a limited period of time before you involuntarily begin breathing again. Describe feedback mechanisms that result in involuntary breathing. 3. Anxiety can cause hyperventilation. Explain how anxiety can cause hyperventilation and how hyperventilation causes respiratory alkalosis. 4. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes can develop metabolic acidosis. Explain how uncontrolled diabetes causes metabolic acidosis.
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The feedback mechanisms that result in involuntary breathing involve the respiratory center in the brainstem. This center receives input from chemoreceptors in the blood vessels that detect changes in the levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH. When the levels Show more…
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