Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780078024283
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Theresa Bidle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.6, Problem 26WDYL
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The hormone that decreases blood pressure.

Concept introduction:

Blood pressure is the pressure on the walls of blood vessels exerted by the blood. The factors that affect blood pressure are: vasoconstriction, hypertension, and so on. The release of mineralocorticoid hormone from the adrenal cortex regulates the balance of sodium ion and water in kidney and help in maintaining the blood volume and pressure.

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Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach

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