Breathing occurs as the result of a(n):

A. decrease in oxygen, which increases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
B. decrease in carbon dioxide, which increases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
C. increase in oxygen, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
D. increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.


Answer: D. increase in carbon dioxide, which decreases the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.

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