The sympathetic nervous system maintains peripheral vascular tone and a loss of sympathetic stimulation causes vasodilation, significant venous pooling, and subsequent hypotension. This effect is called the ____.

A. orthostatic relaxation
B. syncope
C. pulse effect
D. vasodepressor effect


Answer: D

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