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Why does systolic blood pressure increase during moderate exercise involving large muscle groups?

A)Venous return acutely decreases
B)Parasympathetic tone greatly increases
C)Diastolic filling time significantly lengthens
D)Cardiac output increases significantly

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Systolic blood pressure rises during exercise because the Frank-Starling mechanism increases stroke volume, therefore boosting cardiac output and raising systolic pressure; rather than decreasing venous return or increasing parasympathetic tone, the sympathetic nervous system predominates.

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