You exercised to the point that you were breathing heavily. Your heavy breathing was the result of ________ relaying information about the amount of O₂ in your blood to the medulla, which ultimately resulted in your increased rate of breathing.

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Chemoreceptors sense the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and signal the medulla to adjust breathing rate accordingly. This is why heavy breathing during exercise is a result of chemoreceptors relaying information about the amount of O₂ in the blood to the medulla.

You Exercised to the Point That You Were Breathing Heavily