Arterial Sense Organs and Portal Sytems

Question 1

What is a portal system? Give examples

Question 2

3 types of arterial sense organs

Answer 2

carotid sinuses, carotid bodies, aortic bodies

Question 3

Where are the arterial sense organs?

Answer 3

carotid sinuses: baroreceptors
carotid bodies: chemoreceptors
aortic bodies: chemoreceptors

Question 4

What do the arterial sense organs detect?

Answer 4

carotid sinuses: blood pressure changes
carotid bodies: oxygen levels and carbon dioxide concentration
aortic bodies: oxygen levels and carbon dioxide concentration