When the blood pressure becomes elevated above normal,
a. the carotid-sinus and aortic-arch baroreceptors increase their rate of firing.
b. the cardiovascular control center decreases sympathetic and increases parasympathetic activity to the heart and blood vessels.
c. arteriolar vasodilation occurs as a compensatory response.
d. two of these answers.
e. all of these answers.
E
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