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If You Were Interested in Determining If the Volume of the Hippocampus

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If you were interested in determining if the volume of the hippocampus is associated with the amount of stress a person was experiencing, which of the following methods would be the best choice?


Definitions:

Vasoconstriction

The narrowing of blood vessels, which increases blood pressure by decreasing the diameter through which blood can flow.

Vasomotor Sympathetic

Pertaining to the control of blood vessel diameter by the sympathetic nervous system, affecting blood flow and pressure.

Baroreceptors

Sensory nerve endings located in the walls of blood vessels and the heart that detect changes in blood pressure and help regulate it.

Vasoconstriction

The narrowing of blood vessels, which increases blood pressure by reducing the volume of blood flow.

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