What is the primary function of the vasomotor center of the medulla oblongata?

A) increases cardiac output through sympathetic innervation
B) reduces cardiac output through parasympathetic innervation
C) monitors the chemical composition of blood
D) monitors the degree of stretch in the walls of expandable organs
E) controls the diameters of arterioles through sympathetic innervation


E) controls the diameters of arterioles through sympathetic innervation

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