Taking this exam might have caused your adrenal cortex to produce cortisol, the most common glucocorticoid. Cortisol is usually produced in response to

A) a drop in blood pressure.
B) the release of adrenaline.
C) increased brain activity.
D) stress or anxiety.
E) inactivity.


D

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