Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2017
A short-term physical load resulted in reflex increase of heart rate and systemic arterial pressure in a person. What receptor activation was the most contributory to inducing the pressor reflex?
Answer options
- Vascular baroreceptors
- Vascular volume receptors
- Proprioceptors of the working muscles
- Vascular chemoreceptors
- Hypothalamic thermoreceptors
Correct answer
Proprioceptors of the working muscles
Explanation
Stimulation of proprioceptors in joints causes hyperpneaRespiratoryhyperpnea Cardiovascularincreased heart rate, vasoconstriction, etc.
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