The glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves carry signals from the peripheral chemoreceptors to which structure(s)?

A. The central chemoreceptors
B. The aortic and carotid bodies
C. The aortic and carotid sinuses
D. The pneumotaxic center of the pons
E. The medulla oblongata


E. The medulla oblongata

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You suspect your friend has damage to cranial nerve I when he is unable to

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