All of the following occur in response to hemorrhage except

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An increase in blood pressure does not occur in response to hemorrhage. Instead, hemorrhage leads to a decrease in blood volume, which typically results in a decrease in blood pressure. The body responds to hemorrhage by initiating mechanisms like peripheral vasoconstriction, increased sympathetic stimulation of the heart, and mobilization of the venous reserve to maintain blood flow to vital organs, but these compensatory mechanisms aim to stabilize, not increase, blood pressure.

All of the Following Occur in Response to Hemorrhage except