Sunday, 4 November 2012

Baroreceptors


Concerning baroreceptors

(a) they are located in the carotid sinus and aortic arch
(b) they are stretch receptors
(c) the neuronal discharge decreases as the mean arterial pressure increases
(d) the neuronal firing increases as the heart rate increases
(e) baroreceptors in the carotid sinus are more sensitive
than aortic receptors to changes in blood pressure


(a) true (b) true (c) false (d) false (e) true

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