If a person is bedridden for several days, the baroreceptor reflex may fail upon standing. Why?

A) The kidneys have reduced the blood volume.
B) Blood pools in the feet and legs and there is reduced blood flow to the brain.
C) Blood pools in the feet and legs.
D) There is reduced blood flow to the brain.
E) All of the statements are correct.


A) The kidneys have reduced the blood volume.

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