In order to function effectively, the central cardiovascular control center must receive signals re-garding changes in blood volume or pressure. From where do these signals come?
a. Central chemoreceptors
b. Hypothalamus
c. Peripheral baroreceptors
d. Skeletal muscles
ANS: C
The greater the blood pressure, the greater is the stretch and the higher is the rate of neural dis-charge from the peripheral baroreceptors to the cardiovascular centers in the medulla.
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