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Vasomotor System

Medical Definition: The neural systems which act on vascular smooth muscle to control blood vessel diameter. The major neural control is through the sympathetic nervous system.
Guide Notes: /drug eff: consider also VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS & VASODILATOR AGENTS
Vasomotor System Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Pressoreceptors - Receptors in the vascular system, particularly the aorta and carotid sinus, which are sensitive to stretch of the vessel walls.

Vasomotor System Medical Definitions and Terms

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