Respiratory Center

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Unknown—authoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Respiratory Centers
possessive: Respiratory Center's
pluralpossessive: Respiratory Centers'

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