APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Arterial baroreceptors function to inform the autonomic nervous system of beat-to-beat changes in blood pressure within the arterial system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arterial baroreceptors are stretch receptors that are stimulated by distortion of the arterial wall when pressure changes. The baroreceptors can identify the changes in both the average blood pressure or the rate of change in pressure with each arterial pulse.

Detailed explanation-3: -The afferent component of the baroreceptor reflex is derived from pressure-sensitive receptors associated with the aortic arch and the carotid sinus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aortic and Carotid Artery Baroreflexes Stretch receptors, sensitive to changes in vessel size, are found on thoracic and cervical arteries, being concentrated on the inner aspect of the aortic arch and the carotid sinus.