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a increase in breathing rate can be triggered by an increase in the carbon dioxide containing in the blood. the increase in breathing rate is caused by a mechanism called​

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when there is high concentration of co2 in our body then respiratory centre ( medulla and pons) get activated and it increase rate of respiration which decreases co2 concentration

The apneustic (stimulating) and pnuemotaxic (limiting) centers of the pons work together to control rate of breathing.

What is medulla?

Medulla is defined as the lowest part of the brain and the lowest portion of the brainstem. The medulla oblongata is connected by the pons to the midbrain and is continuous posteriorly with the spinal cord, with which it merges at the opening (foramen magnum) at the base of the skull.

The medulla sends signals to the muscles that initiate inspiration and expiration and controls nonrespiratory air movement reflexes, like coughing and sneezing.

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