Baroreceptors function by:

A) sensing decreased blood flow and activating the vasomotor center.
B) dilating the blood vessels when systemic vascular resistance is low.
C) measuring subtle shifts in arterial oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.
D) constricting the blood vessels when systemic vascular resistance is high.


Ans: A) sensing decreased blood flow and activating the vasomotor center.

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