Renin is released in response to ________.a. increased blood pressureb. decreased blood pressurec. ACEd. diuretics

Q: Which of these hormones is most likely to directly cause a drop inblood pressure?a. aldosteroneb.…

A: The chemical messenger system containing endocrine glands and their secretions is known as the…

Q: Which of the following will not lead to a diuresis? a. excessive sweatingb. central diabetes…

A: The diseased condition in which the kidneys filter excess body fluid is called diuresis. This causes…

Q: Acidosisa. increases neuron excitability.b. can produce tetany by affecting the peripheral nervous…

A: Acidosis is the condition in which overproduction of acid builds up in the blood or an excessive…

Q: The return venous blood is aided by all of the factors except? ________.     A. pressure changes…

A: Venous return is defined as the rate at which blood is returned to heart.At steady state venous…

Q: If you lacked vasopressin, how would your drinking change, if at all? a. Your drinking would not…

A: The endocrine system containing a network of glands is responsible for secreting hormones in the…

Q: Explain in your own words when Renin release is stimulated by the kidney

A: Renin It is an enzyme which plays a major role in the renin–angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) .…

Q: When monitoring laboratory test results for patients receiving loop and thiazide diuretics, the…

A: Diuretics are used to treat excessive fluid accumulation by increasing the urinary output. Diuretics…

Q: To compensate for fluid loss, many marine bony fishes (a) accumulate urea (b) have glands that…

A: Answer is e.)  drink sea water.

Q: If the tubular maximum is exceeded, then a. the carrier mechanism will work harder. b. the excess…

A: Tubular maximum or transport maximum is a maximum rate at which the kidneys transports a molecule…

Q: If blood pressure in the glomerulus increases, then a. net filtration pressure decreases. b. the…

A: Blood pressure is defined as the pressure or force exerted by the blood when they are travelling or…

Q: Which hormone elicits the “fight or flight” response? a. epinephrine b. mineralcorticoids c.…

A: When someone experiences a stressful event, the amygdala sends a distress signal to the…

Q: Both ADH and aldosterone act to a.increase urine volume. b.increase blood volume. c.increase total…

A: Alosterone and andidiuretic hormone or ADH is a part of renin-angiotensin mechanism. The aldosterone…

Q: Which of the following hormones helps maintain O A) Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) B) Antidiuretic…

A: Maintain fluid balance is very important and there are various hormones that help in maintaining the…

Q: If a person were stranded for two days with virtually no drinking water, you would expect the…

A: ANSWER;-Production of concentrated urine. Explain;- The production of concentrated urine includes…

Q: explain how/why diuretics that block ADH secretion would work to reduce blood pressure

A: ADH also known as arginine vasopressine is secreted by hypothalamus and stored in anterior…

Q: Which hormone causes a rise in blood pressure?a. aldosterone c. erythropoietinb. oxytocin d. atrial…

A: The synchronized activity of the body (physical and physiological) is controlled and regulated by…

Q: The distal convoluted tubule is an important site for (a) active secretion of ions. (b) active…

A: The kidneys consist of a renal corpuscle that filters the blood plasma and also contain renal…

Q: You discover a new toxin that blocks the reabsorption of all sodium ions from the proximal tubule.…

A: The proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) is a part of the renal tubule.

Q: Water leaves the renal tubule bya. active transport. d. facilitated diffusion.b. filtration into the…

A: A small tube in the kidney that contains cells that filter  and clean the blood. There are around 1…

Q: Aldosterone (a) is released by the posterior pituitary gland (b) decreases sodium reabsorption (c)…

A: Hormones are the chemical messengers that are secreted by the glands present in the body. It plays a…

Q: Physiological influence of vasopressin is evidenced by:A. Increased water reabsorption in distal…

A: Hormones are biochemical molecules secreted directly into the blood and carried to organs and…

Q: How does the hormone aldosterone influence potassium levels? a.) It increases potassium secretion by…

A: The RAAS (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system) is operated by JGA (juxtaglomerular apparatus). The…

Q: Increased aldosterone causesa. increased reabsorption of Na+.b. decreased blood volume.c. decreased…

A: Aldosterone is a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of the adrenal gland. It is…

Q: Eplerenone is a drug that blocks aldosterone function. Based on your knowledge of aldosterone…

A: Aldosterone is a hormone, which is secreted by the adrenal gland from the cortex region and it is…

Q: The nurse is reviewing the use of bethanechol (Urecholine) in a patient who is experiencing…

A: Urinary retention is a clinical condition of improper emptying of urine from the urinary bladder.…

Q: Substances such as alcohol that promote the formation of urine are known as diuretics renal…

A: Urine is a watery, yellowish fluid that is held in the bladder and expelled through the urethra. It…

Q: Which of the following changes will occur as a result of elevated mean arterial blood pressure?…

A: Blood pressure refers to the force that is exerted when the blood is pushed against the walls of…

Q: What is the hormone that regulates kidney retention of water, its secretion is suppressed by…

A: Oxytocin is a hormone produced from posterior pituitary and has the main role of contraction of…

Q: Vasopressin (ADH) a) Enhance facultative reabsorption of water b) Decreases reabsorption of water c)…

A: Vasopressin- (ADH)- It is a peptide hormone. It is also known as Anti-diuretic hormone. By acting on…

Q: If norepinephrine is administered for the management of hypotension, it will cause all of the…

A: Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by blood on the walls of the blood vessel. The pressure is…

Q: If an ARB is prescribed, you would likely expect which one of the following? ●A. the production of…

A: An ARB is an angiotensin II receptor blocker or inhibitor. ARBs are usually prescribed in the…

Q: formatlon of large quantities of dilute urine? Ja Renin (b) Atrial-natriuretic factor (c) Alcohol…

A: The microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney is the nephron. A renal corpuscle and a…

Q: A patient is found to have severe arteriosclerosis of the renal arteries,which has reduced renal…

A: Arteriosclerosis is the thickening, stiffening, and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls. It…

Q: Renin is released from the JG apparatus in response to a.) low blood pressure or decreased NaCl in…

A: Autoregulation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a feedback mechanism, which is intrinsic to…

Q: a pt has hyperthyroidism and his Na+/K+ ATpase pumps are working slower. Will this effect the…

A: A majority of sodium ions are reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubules (PCT). The reabsorbed…

Q: 2. Uric acid is MAINLY eliminated from the body through what mechanism? a. Urination b. Defecation…

A: Uric acid is the chemical compound having carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen formed by the body…

Q: Increased concentrations of aldosterone lead to ... a) Increased reabsorption of Na + b) Decreased…

A: Aldosterone is synthesized the precursor molecule, cholesterol within the zona glomerulosa of the…

Q: Aldosterone secretion is regulated by: A. renin secretion by the kidney resulting in the formation…

A: Aldosterone, a steroid hormone is an important mineralocorticoid hormone. It is produced in the…

Q: An inadequate (low) dietary intake of NaCl will cause A) increased angiotensin II production

A: Sodium chloride (NaCl) is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth and an essential nutrient for…

Q: a. Explain your understanding of the renal system

A: The excretory system is a system that is found in the human body. This system's job is to eliminate…

Q: Marina is taking a drug that is metabolized into pharmacologically inert, water-soluble by-products…

A: Marina is taking a drug that is metabolized into pharmacologically inert, water-soluble by-products…

Q: a patient with diabetes has been diagnosed with metabolic acidosis. identify the mechanisms by which…

A: Metabolic Acidosis is a life threatening condition affecting patient and has to be treated…

Q: In case of a decrease in blood pressure comes a) more fluid than usual to end up in the…

A: Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls of the blood…

Q: Angiotensin: O a. Acts on kidney reabsorption. O b. Is produced during blood clotting. O c. Is…

A: Angiotensin is the hormone that plays a major role in the regulation of blood pressure and the…

Q: In case of a drop in blood pressure comes a) ADH secretion to increase b) the kidneys will reduce…

A: Blood pressure is defined as the pressure of circulating blood besides the fence of blood vessels.…

Q: A patient has an ADH-secreting pulmonary carcinoma (syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion). As a…

A: Endocrine disorders are the disorders occurring due to abnormal secretions of Hormone or over…