In the human body, baroreceptors are responsive to changes in what?

Correct answer: Pressure

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PatScott19
PatScott19
penawareof, I used the prefix “baro” to associate with barometer, etc., thus pressure.
batman25/1
batman25/1
PatScott19, Yes so did I !
Saint Nine
Saint Nine
PatScott19, that's what I did.
Frog
Frog
PatScott19, joining in guys! I did the same :)
Player #27149342 pixie
Player #27149342 pixie
I didn't even know the human body could do this!
Player Gigi #28446253
Player Gigi #28446253
Frog, a lot of us realized that baro related to barometer ergo pressure love Latin
MikeCVD
MikeCVD
Kimbo, me, too, but there seems to be a pool of people (lack of better wording) who believe this happens, especially with arthritis. I have Fibromyalgia and personally believe barometric pressure changes with moving weather fronts, precipitate flares in me.
Kimbo
Kimbo
Interesting. My joints are reactive to changes in the barometric pressure.
Daisy
Daisy
MikeCVD, me too... I also get bad headaches with the pressure
Lionessa
Lionessa
The human body has 100,000 miles of blood vessels, and almost 40 trillion microbial cells. It is a marvel of complexity and precision, the most complicated machine in existence.
Dreams
Dreams
Helps to break down the word. Baro / barometer / pressure
Player #32549118
Player #32549118
PatScott19, me too, but answered first to be quick and as soon as I answered wrong I realised! Doh!
Player #37190234
Player #37190234
I hit the button by mistake.
Guillermo Jr.
Guillermo Jr.
when you are in an unfamiliar town.. you can use those to find the nearest bar..
Qatwalk
Qatwalk
I learned this last month while helping my daughter study anatomy and physiology.
SeventhAverage4
SeventhAverage4
Emamma838, I did too
Player #5099592
Player #5099592
why not treat the brain signals