Question

Do baroreceptors respond to pulmonary oedema?

Answer 1

ANSWER :

The baroreceptors found on the brachiocephalic trunk function to detect the change in blood pressure, and primarily respond during the pulmonary edema (deposition of excess fluid in lungs) followed by increased pressure in the large blood vessels.

Cardiac baroreceptors detect these changes and send information to the cardiopulmonary center located in medulla oblongata, which further initiate the neuroendocrine system to inhibit the secretion of respective endocrine hormone (e.g.- ADH) to generally maintain the physiology imbalance.

Hence the corresponding statement is true.