Question 13 Which of the following is an example of hormonal endocrine stimulation? a) The secretion of cortisol in response to elevated levels of ACTH in the blood.
b) PTH released in response to low levels of Ca++ in the blood.
c) GnRH stimulating the release of gonadotropins by the anterior pituitary.
d) The adenohypophysis releasing LH to increase progesterone secretion by the ovaries.
e) GHRH triggering the release of GH

Baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid bodies are mechanoreceptors that respond to the stretch that occurs in these arterial walls with changes in blood pressure. if pressure changes rapidly, the baroreceptors initiate a feedback mechanism that reduces blood pressure; however, if pressure changes slowly, as in developing hypertension, the receptors do not respond. given this information, the baroreceptors are most likely which type of receptor?