The nurse is caring for a client who is newly diagnosed with hypertension. The client states, "I do not understand what is causing my blood pressure to continue to rise
" Which information does the nurse recognize as the key structure in regulating arterial blood pressure? A) Heart
B) Lung
C) Brain
D) Kidney
D
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The body regulates blood pressure throughout the day. The components of the autonomic nervous system, the kidneys, and endocrine glands regulate arterial pressure. The heart is the pump sending blood throughout the system. The lungs exchange oxygen but do not affect blood pressure. The brain recognizes and processes sympathetic nervous system activity to raise blood pressure.
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