The condition when the brain fails to send a signal to the chest and diaphragm to keep breathing is known as:
a. obstructive sleep apnoea.
b. central sleep apnoea.
c. narcolepsy.
d. a seizure.
b
There is no obstruction in the throat but the brain
has disorganised breathing control, thus there is no effort
to breathe. When the signal does come through, breathing
quickly resumes.
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