Blood Pressure Increases with All of the Following Except Increased

question 222

Multiple Choice

Blood pressure increases with all of the following except increased

• A) cardiac output.
• B) peripheral resistance.
• C) blood volume.
• D) parasympathetic innervation.
• E) force of cardiac contraction.

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