Baroreceptor reflexes — Flashcards
How does increased efferent sympathetic firing (e.g. baroreceptor reflex) affect heart rate?_____
The _____ nervous system is usually inhibitory on functions of the GI tract
What change in heart rate is expected during the valsalva maneuver if the patient's baroreceptor reflex is intact?_____
The posterior hypothalamus **controls** the _____ nervous system
Norepinephrine causes reflex _____ (HR)
Sweat glands are part of the sympathetic pathway, but the innervating postganglionic sympathetic fibers release _____
What is the clinical significance of watershed zones in cerebral circulation?
Which basal ganglia pathway inhibits movement?
What is the phrase used to describe action potential conduction in myelinated nerves?
What is the function of myelin?
Baroreceptor reflexes Flashcards for USMLE
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