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apneustic
(redirected from Apneustic center)

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apneustic [æpˈnuːstɪk]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) of or relating to apneusis
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of certain animals) having no specialized organs for respiration


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The apneustic center stimulates the ventral respiratory group and dorsal respiratory group (VRG and DRC) to inhale, while the pneumotaxic center switches off inspiration and, working with transpulmonary pressure and elastic recoil, facilitates passive exhalation.
 
 
 
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