Which of these does NOT happen following a sudden decrease in blood pressure to the brain?
A)Carotid pressoreceptors detect the drop in blood pressure.
B)Sensory impulses travel along the glossopharyngeal nerves to the medulla.
C)The inhibitory center of the medulla is activated.
D)Sympathetic impulses increase the heart rate.

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The medulla's cardiovascular center responds to a drop in blood pressure by activating the sympathetic nervous system (not an inhibitory center) to increase heart rate and blood pressure, not by inhibition.

Which of These Does NOT Happen Following a Sudden Decrease