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○ Pressure receptors in walls of major arteries detect pressure and send signals to brain
■ If too high – receptors are stretched and brain tells blood vessels to widen and
heart rate to slow down
■ If too low – receptors are relaxed and brain tells blood vessels to constrict and
heart to beat faster
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Pressure
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