Sensory impulses from baroreceptors located in the _____ are transmitted to the cardiovascular control center on the _____ nerve.

A) superior vena cava; vagus nerve
B) carotid sinus; glossopharyngeal nerve
C) descending aorta; spinal nerves
D) right subclavian artery; vertebral nerves


Answer: B) carotid sinus; glossopharyngeal nerve

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