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The ventilatory response to hypoxia:

Is independent of PaCO2

Is more dependent on aortic than carotid chemoreceptors

Is exaggerated by hypoxia of the medullary chemoreceptors

Bears an inverse linear relationship to arterial oxygen content

High-Yield Explanation

Ans. D. Bears an inverse linear relationship to arterial oxygen contentAn inverse relationship exists between hypoxia-induced hyperventilation and oxygen content. Hypoxia-induced hyperventilation is dependent on PaCO2 and more on carotid than aortic chemoreceptors.

The ventilatory response to hypoxia:

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