If the dorsal respiratory group of neurons in the medulla oblongata were destroyed bilaterally,
A)a person would stop breathing.
B)pulmonary ventilation would increase markedly.
C)the respiratory minute volume would increase.
D)tidal volumes would increase.
E)alveolar ventilation would increase.

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The dorsal respiratory group is responsible for initiating and coordinating the inspiratory and expiratory phases of breathing. If it were destroyed bilaterally, a person would stop breathing as this region plays a crucial role in the regulation of respiration. None of the other options would occur if this region were destroyed.

If the Dorsal Respiratory Group of Neurons in the Medulla