A tumor in the adrenal cortex causes excessively high levels of aldosterone. The high aldosterone levels cause
A. hyponatremia.
B. acidosis.
C. hypokalemia.
D. hypocalcemia.
E. hyperkalemia.
C
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A) in the walls of the tract organs B) in the glandular tissue that surround the organ lumen C) in the oral cavity D) in the pons and medulla
When blood volume becomes abnormally low all of the following occur except:
a. sodium reabsorption is increased b. concentrated urine is formed c. renin release is increased d. aldosterone is secreted by the kidney. e. vasopressin levels rise
As a part of their specific immune defenses Drosophila rely on
a. Down syndrome cell-adhesion molecule receptors. b. amoebocytes. c. Toll receptors. d. drosomycins. e. two of these.
Blindness in adults is most often caused by cataracts clouding the ________.
A. lens B. fovea centralis C. cornea D. conjunctiva