Question:

If you abruptly stand up blood is temporarily shifted away

Last updated: 6/21/2023

If you abruptly stand up blood is temporarily shifted away

If you abruptly stand up blood is temporarily shifted away from your head neck and arms towards your torso and legs As a result the carotid baroreceptors sense hypotension and therefore OA increase parasympathetic activity to the pacemaker of your heart A B and C OC increase sympathetic activity to your heart muscle OB increase sympathetic activity to your blood vessels OB and C