Cerebral blood pressure is equal to the arterial blood pressure in the body.

Correct answer is False: Cerebral blood pressure is not equal to the general arterial blood pressure throughout the body. The brain has a unique mechanism to regulate its blood flow. Autoregulation in the cerebral vasculature helps maintain a relatively constant blood supply to the brain despite variations in systemic blood pressure. This autoregulatory mechanism ensures that the brain receives an adequate blood flow and oxygenation, even if there are fluctuations in the overall arterial blood pressure. Therefore, cerebral blood pressure is regulated independently to meet the specific metabolic demands of the brain and protect against potential damage from extreme changes in systemic blood pressure.