When Blood Pressure Increases, a Number of Events Occur That

question 70

Multiple Choice

When blood pressure increases, a number of events occur that return blood pressure to normal. Which of the following is NOT one of the events that occurs after an increase in blood pressure?

• A) Baroreceptors in the aorta and internal carotid arteries are stimulated.
• B) Increased action potential frequency to the cardioregulatory center of the brain occurs.
• C) Increased sympathetic stimulation of the heart occurs.
• D) Heart rate and stroke volume decrease.
• E) Blood pressure decreases.

Understand the concept of measures of center and variability in datasets.

Differentiate between various measures of center like mean, median, and mode, and identify their applications.

Recognize and calculate the mean and median for both symmetric and skewed distributions.

Grasp the concept of variability and how it is measured through variance, standard deviation, and range.

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