NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE
PERIPHERAL NERVE
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Question
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Baroreceptors detect
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Pain
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Temperature
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Pressure
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Position of joints
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Baroreceptor exerts control of mean arterial pressure as a negative feedback loop. Nerve impulses from arterial baroreceptors are tonically active; increases in arterial blood pressure will result in an increased rate of impulse firing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Arterial baroreceptors control the sympathetic drive to the heart and the peripheral blood vessels. They constantly adjust the sympathetic activity in relation to systemic blood pressure changes in order to maintain homeostasis.
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