The figure illustrates the autonomic reflexes and the heart. What does "E" represent?
A. sympathetic nerve
B. increase in blood pressure detected by carotid baroreceptors
C. glossopharyngeal nerve
D. decrease in blood pressure detected by carotid baroreceptors
E. vagus nerve
A
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