The nurse prepares material about blood pressure control for a group of community members.What should the nurse include about baroreceptors?

A) Respond to levels of oxygen in the blood
B) Activate the sympathetic nervous system
C) Maintain blood pressure with body position changes
D) Increase respiration based upon carbon dioxide levels

Baroreceptors

Specialized nerve endings located in the walls of blood vessels that sense changes in blood pressure and help regulate it.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for action by increasing heart rate, dilating airways, and other responses typically associated with the "fight or flight" response.

Blood Pressure

The force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels and constitutes one of the principal vital signs.