A client is experiencing stress as a nurse prepares to insert a peripheral intravenous catheter into his forearm. The client's locus ceruleus (LC) is consequently producing which of the following hormones?
A) Norepinephrine (NE)
B) Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)
C) Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
D) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Ans: A
Feedback:
The LC is densely populated with neurons that produce norepinephrine (NE); it does not produce CRF, ADH, or ACTH.
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