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This is not quite accurate. The body monitors blood chemistry centrally (in the brain and spinal cord) and peripherally (in the blood vessels).
Central chemoreceptors only monitor pH of the cerebrospinal fluid, which indirectly tracks blood CO2, but don't monitor O2.
Peripheral chemoreceptors monitor O2, CO2, and pH.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ap/chapter/respi...
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This is not quite accurate. The body monitors blood chemistry centrally (in the brain and spinal cord) and peripherally (in the blood vessels).
Central chemoreceptors only monitor pH of the cerebrospinal fluid, which indirectly tracks blood CO2, but don't monitor O2.
Peripheral chemoreceptors monitor O2, CO2, and pH.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ap/chapter/respi...