The normal or set point for blood pressure can increase as a result of continued increases in blood pressure. The body no longer recognizes the elevation as abnormal and no attempt is made to return to the lower set point. The result is the maintenance of an elevated blood pressure that can have harmful effects on the body. Medication can lower blood pressure and lower the set point in the system to a more healthy level. This is an example of which of the following mechanisms?
a. set point saturation
b. organism maturation
c. acclimatization
d. phenomenalization
c. acclimatization
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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