Explain the function of baroreceptor reflexes

What will be an ideal response?


Baroreceptor reflexes respond to changes in blood pressure. The baroreceptors — located in the walls of the carotid sinuses and aortic arch — monitor the degree of stretch at those sites. When blood pressure increases, the cardiac centers decrease cardiac output and the vasomotor center is inhibited, resulting in vasodilation; when blood pressure decreases, the cardiac centers increase cardiac output and the vasomotor center is stimulated, resulting in vasoconstriction.

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