The ________nervous system and the hormones of the ________, epinephrine and norepinephrine, decrease glomerular filtration by causing dramatic vasoconstriction of the afferent arterioles.

A. sympathetic; renal cortex
B. parasympathetic; adrenal cortex
C. sympathetic; adrenal medulla
D. parasympathetic; renal medulla


Answer: C

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