Which of the following best describes a chemoreceptor response to PO2?

A) Peripheral chemoreceptors respond to oxyhemoglobin.
B) Central chemoreceptors respond to only large decreases in PO2.
C) Peripheral chemoreceptors respond to small changes in PO2.
D) Peripheral chemoreceptors respond only indirectly to PO2.
E) Central chemoreceptors do not respond to changes in PO2.


Ans: E) Central chemoreceptors do not respond to changes in PO2.

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