Where is the main site of aldosterone synthesis?
a. Liver
b. Kidneys
c. Adrenal cortex
d. Hypothalamus
ANS: C
The adrenal cortex, not the liver, kidneys, or the hypothalamus, synthesizes aldosterone.
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