Imagine that during her hunt, the same lioness wounds a gazelle. The gazelle is able to escape, but its blood pressure is rapidly decreasing as it loses blood. What can happen in the gazelle's body to increase blood pressure?

A. The pituitary gland can secrete
vasopressin.
B. The peripheral nervous system can signal
specific arterioles to contract.
C. The peripheral nervous system can signal
specific arterioles to expand.
D. The pituitary gland can secrete thyroid
stimulating hormone (TSH).


A,B

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