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Which of the following does not stimulate peripheral chemoreceptors?

A
Hypoxia
B
Hypocapnia
C
Acidosis
D
Low perfusion pressure
High-Yield Explanation
Hypercapnia is a stimulus not hypocapnia.   Low perfusion produces hypoxia and hypercapnia at the level of chemoreceptors; thus stimulating them.   Peripheral arterial chemoreceptors in the carotid and aortic bodies have very high rates of blood flow. These receptors are primarily activated by a reduction in partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), but they also respond to an increase in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and pH.  Reference: Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology T W E N T Y - F I F T H   E D I T I O N page no 593

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