What hormone reduces blood pressure and blood volume by inhibiting nearly all events that promote vasoconstriction and sodium ion and water retention?

A) ADH
B) aldosterone
C) atrial natriuretic peptide
D) thyroxine


C) atrial natriuretic peptide

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A) aldosteronism B) gigantism C) pheochromocytoma D) adrenogenital syndrome E) Cushing's disease

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The ______________ are paired, vascular sacs which open into the caudal cloaca in male snakes and lizards

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following hormones is secreted in response to stress?

What will be an ideal response?

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Match the type of cell junction with the best description. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all

1. simplest cell-cell junction 2. contributes to the blood-brain barrier 3. can be cell-matrix junctions 4. their loss is characteristic of cancer A. gap junction B. tight junction C. anchoring junction

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