Advanced Pathophysiology: Clinical Application Assignment

Assignment #2 for Advanced Pathophysiology: Clinical Application

 

To support your response, cite at least three sources from academic, peer-reviewed journals that were published within the last ten years. Always connect your responses to the underlying physiological factors. The length of the answers should be between two and four double-spaced pages. For your response, use APA formatting (7th edition, professional). Add a title page and a reference page (these pages are not counted toward the 2-4 page limit).

 

QUESTION:

Describe the physiology of vomiting. Talk about the emetic reflex and what part of the brain is in charge of directing it. How is this brain region activated? Include a variety of triggers for the vomiting center, such as the chemoreceptor trigger zone, the vestibular