2006-08-21 15:13:16 · 11 answers · asked by Meggan I 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
no-then you would die
2006-08-21 15:19:19 · answer #1 · answered by Comfortably Numb™ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is possible, but unlikely. "Passing out" can result from a couple of causes. First, and foremost, head trauma. Not a good thing. If the trauma is severe enough, breathing may stop and death the end result. Now, for the second cause, lack of oxygen to the higher centers of the brain, where your consciousness lies. Your brain is made of two parts, the higher order section, where you do your thinking, and the lower order section, which requires no thought or attention on your part. Your breathing is in the lower part, as is the section controlling your heart beat and maintaining your body temperature. Fainting, is what passing out is more or less. It can happen readily to some people, simply by sitting for a while and suddenly standing, which causes a momentary lowering of the blood pressure in your head, subsequent lack of oxygen, and you get light headed or faint. This is usually a momentary condition and passes quickly for most people. So, no, under a situation like this, a sudden lowering of blood pressure from standing after sitting, you don't stop breathing. The autonomic nervous system still functions, you still breathe and your heart still beats.
2006-08-21 22:32:42 · answer #2 · answered by rowlfe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Your breathing is controlled by smooth muscle that is under both conscious and unconscious control. These muscles are controlled by a very deep, very primitive portion of the brain called the Medulla Oblongata, It rests where your spinal cord and your brain meet. This portion of the brain functions continuously from birth to death. It maintains the core functions of breathing, heartbeat, etc. Blacking out will not cause this part to stop working.
2006-08-23 19:33:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, when you pass out its simply like a deep sleep your brain still functions normally which makes you breath and your heart beat, etc etc
2006-08-21 23:07:21 · answer #4 · answered by cutie pie! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because breathing is an involuntary response, meaning you don't have to think about it to do it.
2006-08-22 02:59:38 · answer #5 · answered by NeuroRN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you pass out when your heart rate is going fast then when you get up it regulates itself.
2006-08-22 00:18:54 · answer #6 · answered by angel74 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not if you just faint j
2006-08-23 15:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not very long anyway
2006-08-21 22:46:14 · answer #8 · answered by dalmation60 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they call that dying.
2006-08-25 04:17:37 · answer #9 · answered by doc2be 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you would be dead then.
2006-08-21 22:25:14 · answer #10 · answered by debi_0712 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋