ABSTRACT
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
outline the locations and properties of arterial baroreceptors (16.1);
state the reflex effects of baroreceptors and their role in hypovolaemia (16.2);
outline the properties and roles of veno-atrial stretch receptors (16.3, 16.4);
state the neural origin of ischaemic cardiac pain (16.3);
outline the reflex responses to a rise in central venous pressure (CVP) and fluid volume in humans (16.4);
explain the role of the kidneys in long-term blood pressure (BP) regulation (16.5);
outline the location and role of peripheral arterial chemoreceptors (16.6);
state the cardiovascular reflex evoked by lung stretch receptors (16.6);
outline the role of muscle work receptors during exercise (16.6);
list the roles of medulla oblongata in cardiovascular control (16.7);
define the alerting response and central command (16.8);
explain how inspiration affects vagal outflow to the pacemaker (16.9).
