The respiratory center of the brain (taking into account input from chemoreceptors, pulmonary stretch receptors and higher centers of the brain to determine respiratory output) is an example of a ______ circuit.
A) parallel after-discharge
B) reverberating
C) converging
D) diverging

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The respiratory center of the brain is an example of a converging circuit because it integrates multiple inputs from various sources (chemoreceptors, pulmonary stretch receptors, and higher brain centers) to produce a coordinated respiratory output.

The Respiratory Center of the Brain (Taking into Account Input