Identify the Effectors in This Homeostatic Reflex: Eating a Salt-Rich

question 26

Multiple Choice

Identify the effectors in this homeostatic reflex: Eating a salt-rich meal increases blood volume and pressure, stretching blood vessel walls. Nerve signals sent to the brainstem stimulate changes in hormonal and neural signaling. The heart rate is slowed, blood vessel walls are relaxed, and the kidneys increase urinary salt. The blood pressure returns toward normal.

• A) brainstem and blood vessels
• B) blood vessels, hormones, and nerves
• C) heart, kidneys, and blood vessels
• D) brainstem, blood vessels, and kidneys
• E) hormones and nerves

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