In response to high blood pressure, stretch receptors called ________ in the walls of arteries carrying blood to the head, will trigger a reflex that causes the heart to ________ its beats per minute

A) chemoreceptors; increase
B) baroreceptors; decrease
C) proprioceptors; increase
D) baroreceptors; increase
E) proprioceptors; decrease


B

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A. somitomeres. B. neural crest cells. C. apical ectodermal ridges. D. the coelom.

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