Where Is the Pressoreceptors Located?

Baroreceptors (or archaically, pressoreceptors) are sensors located in the carotid sinus (at the bifurcation of external and internal carotids) and in the aortic arch. They sense the blood pressure and relay the information to the brain, so that a proper blood pressure can be maintained.

Where is the baroreceptor located?

Arterial baroreceptors are located within the carotid sinuses and the aortic arch. Low-pressure volume receptors, or cardiopulmonary receptors, are located within the atria, ventricles, and pulmonary vasculature.

Where are the baroreceptors and chemoreceptors located?

Chemoreceptors are sensitive to arterial levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide (CO2), and pH, and are located in the same region as the arterial baroreceptors, in the carotid and aortic bodies and travel to the CNS via the same nerve bundles as the arterial baroreceptors.