The kidneys are stimulated to produce renin ________.

A) when the peritubular capillaries are dilated
B) when the pH of the urine decreases
C) by a decrease in the blood pressure
D) when the specific gravity of urine rises above 1.10


C) by a decrease in the blood pressure

Anatomy & Physiology

You might also like to view...

How will the lungs compensate for an acute rise in the partial pressure of CO2 in arterial blood?

What will be an ideal response?

Anatomy & Physiology

Explain the two forms of down-regulation.

What will be an ideal response?

Anatomy & Physiology

How does contraction of smooth muscle differ from that of skeletal muscle? Include the following in your answer : Ca2+ ions, troponin, tropomyosin, calmodulin, myosin-binding sites, light-chain region, actin, myosin, and cross bridge cycling

What will be an ideal response?

Anatomy & Physiology

Memory cells are

a. hippocampal neurons. b. exocrine cells that produce milk. c. dormant, non-secreting B-cells. d. dormant, non-secreting T-cells. e. antibody secreting B-cells.

Anatomy & Physiology