If your body is in need of more oxygen should you increase or decrease respiration (breathe faster or slower)?(1 point)
Responses

increase (breathe faster) and breathe more shallow
increase (breathe faster) and breathe more shallow

decrease (breathe more slowly) and breathe more deeply
increase (breathe faster) and breathe more shallow
If your body temperature increases (you get hot) happens to your rate of perspiration? Do you sweat more or less?(1 point)
Responses

your rate of perspiration increases (you sweat more to cool off)
your rate of perspiration increases (you sweat more to cool off)

no change occurs
no change occurs

your rate of perspiration decreases (you sweat less to stay warm)
your rate of perspiration increases (you sweat more to cool off)
How to adjust the heart and respiration rates if the body's oxygen level drops too low?
(2 points)
Responses

Increase heart rate and respiration rate
Increase heart rate and respiration rate

Increase heart rate and decrease respiration rate
Increase heart rate and decrease respiration rate

Decrease heart rate and increase respiration rate
Decrease heart rate and increase respiration rate

Decrease heart rate and respiration rate
Decrease heart rate and respiration rate
Question 8
Read the section about Respiration and answe
Increase heart rate and respiration rate
If your body is in need of more oxygen, you should increase your respiration, which means you should breathe faster.
If your body is in need of more oxygen, you should increase respiration by breathing faster and more shallowly.
To understand why this is the correct answer, let's break it down.
When we breathe, we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. Oxygen is needed by our body for various processes, especially for energy production. When the oxygen demand of our body increases, such as during exercise or in certain medical conditions, we need to increase our respiration to take in more oxygen.
By breathing faster, we increase the rate at which we take in oxygen. This allows more oxygen to enter our lungs and be transported to the bloodstream, where it is then delivered to organs and tissues throughout the body.
In addition to breathing faster, we should also breathe more shallowly. When we breathe shallowly, we take shorter breaths, which can help increase the frequency of breaths. This further enhances the intake of oxygen into our lungs.
On the other hand, decreasing respiration by breathing more slowly and deeply would not be beneficial in this situation. Breathing slowly and deeply can help promote relaxation and reduce anxiety, but it does not effectively increase the intake of oxygen.
Therefore, the correct response is to increase respiration by breathing faster and more shallowly when your body is in need of more oxygen.