Neurohumoral Control of Blood Pressure
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Which sensors send afferent nerve fibers to the CNS for the control of blood pressure?

  • Pain receptors, pressure receptors, touch receptors, temperature receptors
  • Photoreceptors, olfactory receptors, gustatory receptors, auditory receptors
  • Baroreceptors, blood volume receptors, chemoreceptors, osmoreceptors (correct)
  • Thermoreceptors, proprioceptors, nociceptors, mechanoreceptors
  • In the CNS, where do afferent fibers go to give information regarding blood pressure control?

  • Spinal cord
  • Regions in the brainstem (correct)
  • Frontal lobe
  • Cerebellum
  • Which group of cells is found in the bifurcation of the internal and external carotid arteries?

  • Aortic sinus
  • Pulmonary sinus
  • Carotid sinus (correct)
  • Hepatic sinus
  • Which nerve is responsible for taking signals from the Carotid sinus to the brain?

    <p>Glossopharyngeal nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the nucleus solitarius located in the brain?

    <p>Brainstem medulla</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main aim of neurohumoral mechanisms related to blood pressure control?

    <p>Ensuring arterial blood pressure is adequate for organ perfusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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