Which of the following processes provides a long- term response to changes in blood pressure?

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Neural controls, chemoreceptor-initiated reflexes, and baroreceptor-initiated reflexes provide short-term responses to changes in blood pressure. Renal regulation, on the other hand, provides a long-term response by adjusting blood volume and therefore blood pressure. The kidneys can increase blood pressure by retaining salt and water or decrease blood pressure by excreting salt and water. This process takes longer to occur than the other options listed.

Which of the Following Processes Provides a Long- Term Response