Explain the role of peripheral chemoreceptors in the maintenance of blood flow to tissues

What will be an ideal response?


Peripheral chemoreceptors, located in the carotid arteries and aorta, respond mostly to the level of oxygen in the blood. A significant decrease in blood oxygen concentration triggers a series of feedback loops that indirectly stimulate an increase in heart rate and cause vasoconstriction. Vasoconstriction causes an increase in peripheral resistance, blood pressure and the delivery of oxygenated blood to cells and tissues.

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