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Herring Breuer reflex is an increase in

A
Duration of inspiration
B
Duration of expiration
C
Depth of inspiration
D
Depth of expiration
High-Yield Explanation
The Hering-Breuer inflation reflex, named for Josef Breuer and Ewald Hering, is a reflex triggered to prevent over-inflation of the lung. Pulmonary stretch receptors present on the wall of bronchi and bronchioles of the airways respond to excessive stretching of the lung during large inspirations. Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition page number:365,366,367

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