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What is the parasympathetic nervous system
Preganglionic cell bodies originate in the brainstem and sacral spinal cord segments
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What are baroreceptors
Pressure sensors that react to alterations in stretch in the aortic arch, carotid sinuses
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What are venous baroreceptors
Samples preload by stretch of the right atrium
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What is blood pressure
Blood flow x cerebral vascular resistance =
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What is the hypothalmus
The principal site of the autonomic nervous system organization
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