A 38-year-old woman has a blood pressure 120/72 mmHg while supine and 118/78 mmHg while standing. Which of the following changes in the autonomic nervous system, when going from a supine to a standing position, most likely maintains stable blood pressure in this woman? vagal afferent activity sympathetic efferent activity parasympathetic efferent activity a. increase increase no change b. increase no change increase c. no change no change decrease d. no change decrease increase e. no change decrease no change f. decrease increase no change g. decrease increase decrease
A 38-year-old woman has a blood pressure 120/72 mmHg while supine and 118/78 mmHg while standing. Which of the following changes in the autonomic nervous system, when going from a supine to a standing position, most likely maintains stable blood pressure in this woman?
vagal afferent activity sympathetic efferent activity parasympathetic efferent activity
a. increase increase no change
b. increase no change increase
c. no change no change decrease
d. no change decrease increase
e. no change decrease no change
f. decrease increase no change
g. decrease increase decrease
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