The rate and depth of breathing is regulated by the _____ center.
A)apneustic
B)pulmonary
C)pneumotaxic
D)respiratory rhythmicity

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The respiratory rhythmicity center, located in the medulla oblongata, regulates the rate and depth of breathing through neural impulses sending to the diaphragm and intercostal muscles. The apneustic center helps regulate the depth of breathing, the pulmonary center regulates lung inflation, and the pneumotaxic center regulates the duration of inhalation and exhalation, but they are not directly responsible for the rate and rhythm of breathing.

The Rate and Depth of Breathing Is Regulated by the _____