High pressure receptors or high pressure baroreceptors are the baroreceptors found within the aortic arch and carotid sinus.
When these receptors are activated they elicit a depressor response; which decreases the heart rate and causes a general vasodilation.
An increase in arterial blood pressure reflexively elicits an increase in vagal neuronal activity to the heart (i.e. the resulting decreased heart rate).
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