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Breathing is an involuntary process controlled by the respiratory centre in medulla oblongata.

What happens to the rate of respiration of a climber at the peak of a mountain? ​

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There is an big increase in breathing and the heart rate to, as much as double. Pulse rate and blood pressure go up as our hearts pump harder to get more oxygen to the cells.

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