When a person rises quickly from a sitting position, all of the following reactions will occur except

A) the carotid baroreceptors become less active.
B) venous return is decreased.
C) reflex vasoconstriction of peripheral blood vessels occurs.
D) heart rate is reflexively elevated.
E) cardiac output will decrease.


E

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