baroreceptor (redirected from Cardiopulmonary receptors)

baroreceptor /baro·re·cep·tor/ (-re-sep´ter) a type of interoceptor that is stimulated by pressure changes, as those in blood vessel walls.

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bar·o·re·cep·tor (br-r-sptr) or bar·o·cep·tor (br-sptr)

n.

A sensory nerve ending in the walls of the auricles of the heart, vena cava, carotid sinus, and aortic arch, sensitive to stretching of the wall due to increased pressure from within, and functioning as the receptor of central reflex mechanisms that tend to reduce that pressure. Also called pressoreceptor.

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baroreceptor (baˑ·r·ri·sepˑ·ter),

n receptor cell in the bloodstream that relays information about blood pressure to the medulla oblongata.

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baroreceptor

a sensory nerve terminal that is stimulated by changes in pressure, as those in blood vessel walls.

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baroreceptor reflex

reflexes triggered by changes in pressure, usually refers to blood pressure, e.g. carotid sinus reflex.