137. The peripheral chemoreceptors that respond to oxygen levels of the blood and regulate heart activity are located in _______________
A.
the left ventricle
B.
the infundibulum of the hypothalamus
C.
structures near the carotids and aortic arch
D.
the medulla oblongata
E.
the right ventricle
C
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