When there is a drop in blood pressure, the body reacts immediately by way of the

A. baroreceptor mechanism.
B. chemoreceptor mechanism.
C. CNS ischemic mechanism.
D. stress-relaxation mechanism.
E. adrenal medullary mechanism.


A

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