The activation of several body systems' baroreceptors to reestablish a normal blood pressure is a process known as:
A) compensation.
B) positive feedback.
C) inflammatory.
D) pathological.

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The process described is related to the body's ability to compensate for changes in blood pressure by activating baroreceptors in several body systems to try and reestablish a normal blood pressure. This process is known as compensation. Positive feedback relates to a process where an initial change causes further change in the same direction, while inflammation and pathology refer to disease processes that are not directly related to blood pressure regulation.

The Activation of Several Body Systems' Baroreceptors to Reestablish a Normal