LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25, Problem 10MC
The apneustic center is involved in
| a. inhibition of the pneumotaxic area. |
| b. stimulation of DRG. |
| c. stimulation of the pneumotaxic area. |
| d. inhibition of VRG. |
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