Following strenuous exercise, blood levels of lactic acid are ________ compared to pre-exercise levels. This change in acid concentration causes a reflex ________ in ventilation by activating ________.

A. increased; increase; central chemoreceptors
B. increased; increase; peripheral chemoreceptors
C. decreased; decrease; peripheral chemoreceptors
D. decreased; decrease; central chemoreceptors
E. increased; increase; baroreceptors in the aortic arch


Answer: B

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