11. Signals from the carotid baroreceptors are sent via the glossopharyngeal nerve ( cranial nerve X ). 12. Baroreceptors are a type of mechanoreceptor sensory neuron that is excited by stretch of the blood vessel.13. Arterial baroreceptors are stretch receptors that are stimulated by distortion of the arterial wall when pressure changes. 14. Baroreceptors can also become oversensitive in some people ( usually the carotid baroreceptors in older males ).15. Baroreceptors can also become oversensitive in some people ( usually the carotid baroreceptors in older males ). 16. The cardiac centers monitor baroreceptor firing to maintain cardiac homeostasis, a mechanism called the baroreceptor reflex. 17. The cardiac centers monitor baroreceptor firing to maintain cardiac homeostasis, a mechanism called the baroreceptor reflex. 18. The baroreceptor reflex can correct for a change in arterial pressure by increasing or decreasing heart rate. 19. Arterial baroreceptor sensory endings are simple, splayed nerve endings that lie in the tunica adventitia of the artery. 20. Baroreceptors are stretch receptors and respond to the pressure induced stretching of the blood vessel in which they are found.
