Nikolas
Created page with "The respiration must always be regulated so that breathing is not excessive and not insufficient. If breathing were insufficient then the body wouldn’t get all the oxygen it needs, and it wouldn’t get rid of all the CO2 it produces. If breathing were excessive the body would lose too much CO2, which will cause respiratory alkalosis as we will see in the next topic. The respiration is controlled by three mechanisms: * Centrally by the brainstem and cerebral cortex *..."