A Patient Is Experiencing Low Blood Levels of Oxygen

Multiple Choice

A patient is experiencing low blood levels of oxygen. Which of the following processes are most likely to occur?

A) The Hering-Breuer reflex will trigger the muscles in the chest wall to expand and deeper inhalation occurs.
B) The hypothalamus will sense the low oxygen levels and send signals to trigger for rapid respirations.
C) Central chemoreceptors will detect the falling oxygen levels and send impulses to increase the rate and depth of breathing.
D) Peripheral chemoreceptors will detect the falling oxygen levels and send impulses to increase the rate and depth of breathing.