In response to low blood pressure, the kidney produces Substance M, which in turn causes the adrenal cortex to produce Substance N. The presence of Substance N results in the reabsorption of Substance Q and water into the blood. The reabsorption of water compensates for the low blood pressure. Substance N and Substance Q, respectively, are
Select one:
a. insulin and glucose
b. adrenaline and glycogen
c. aldosterone and sodium ions
d. antidiuretic hormone and sodium ions
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Stress-age syndrome is a disorder that limits a person’s ability to physically and psychologically cope with stress. This disorder causes an increase in the secretion of epinephrine, ACTH, and cortisol, and a decrease in the secretion of testosterone, estrogen, and thyroxine.
In the diagram above, four endocrine structures that are directly affected in stress-age syndrome are numbered ____, ____, ____, and ____.
(Record all four digits of your answer in ascending order.)
Answer:
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An athlete running a marathon can lose a large quantity of water as a result of sweating.
The hormone that is secreted in greater-than-normal amounts in order to conserve water in an athlete running a marathon is
Select one:
a. ADH
b. thyroxine
c. ACTH
d. cortisol
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