Churchill–Cope reflex

The Churchill–Cope reflex is a reflex in which distension of the pulmonary vascular bed, as occurs in pulmonary edema, causes an increase in respiratory rate (tachypnoea) by stimulation of the juxtacapillary (J) receptors.

References

^ Churchill ED, Cope O. The rapid shallow breathing resulting from pulmonary congestion and edema. J Exp Med 1929; 49:531-537. Full text

v t e Reflexes
Cranial nerve	Pupillary light reflex Accommodation reflex Jaw jerk reflex Corneal reflex Caloric reflex test/Vestibulo-ocular reflex/Oculocephalic reflex Pharyngeal (gag) reflex
Stretch reflexes	Arm Biceps reflex Brachioradialis reflex Triceps reflex Leg Patellar reflex Ankle jerk reflex Plantar reflex
Primitive reflexes	Galant Gastrocolic Grasp Moro Rooting Stepping Sucking Tonic neck Parachute
Superficial reflexes	Abdominal reflex Cremasteric reflex
Cardiovascular	Bainbridge reflex Bezold–Jarisch reflex Coronary reflex Cushing reflex Diving reflex Oculocardiac reflex Baroreflex Reflex bradycardia Reflex tachycardia Respiratory Churchill–Cope reflex
Other	List of reflexes Acoustic reflex H-reflex Golgi tendon reflex Optokinetic Startle response Withdrawal reflex Crossed extensor reflex Symmetrical tonic neck reflex

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