The nurse is describing the receptors in the lung that decrease ...

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The nurse is describing the receptors in the lung that decrease ventilatory rate and volume when stimulated. Which receptors is the nurse discussing?
 
  a. Carbon dioxide receptors
  b. Baroreceptors
  c. Stretch receptors
  d. Chemoreceptors

Question 2

What term is used to describe receptors that respond to increased pulmonary capillary pressure?
 
  a. Irritant receptors
  b. Chemoreceptors
  c. Stretch receptors
  d. J-receptors

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Stretch receptors, not carbon dioxide receptors, decrease ventilatory rate and volume when stim-ulated. Baroreceptors regulate blood pressure. Chemoreceptors increase the rate and depth of respiration.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
J-receptors (juxtapulmonary capillary receptors) are located near the capillaries in the alveolar septa. They are sensitive to increased pulmonary capillary pressure, which stimulates them to ini-tiate rapid, shallow breathing, hypotension, and bradycardia.
Neither irritant receptors, chemoreceptors, nor stretch receptors respond to increased pulmonary capillary pressure.

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