The document discusses the control of breathing, including that the respiratory centre in the medulla oblongata controls the rate and depth of breathing through neural and chemical changes. At rest, the inspiratory centre sends impulses to the diaphragm and external intercostals muscles to contract and breathe in for 2 seconds, then the muscles relax to breathe out. Chemoreceptors in the carotid artery and aortic arch monitor blood acidity and stimulate increased ventilation when acidity rises.