Homework SourseHormone options Aldoserone ANP Calcitonin EPO A Patient is e
Hormone options: Aldoserone, ANP, Calcitonin, EPO
A. Patient is experiencing swelling due to increase water retention. The patient has a excess of which hormone ?
B. The patients blood calcium levels are too low. The patient has a excess of which hormone?
C. The sodium ion level in the urine is in excess. The patient has a excess of which hormone ?
Hormone options: Aldoserone, ANP, Calcitonin, EPO
A. Patient is experiencing swelling due to increase water retention. The patient has a excess of which hormone ?
B. The patients blood calcium levels are too low. The patient has a excess of which hormone?
C. The sodium ion level in the urine is in excess. The patient has a excess of which hormone ?
A. Patient is experiencing swelling due to increase water retention. The patient has a excess of which hormone ?
B. The patients blood calcium levels are too low. The patient has a excess of which hormone?
C. The sodium ion level in the urine is in excess. The patient has a excess of which hormone ?
Solution
A. ANP : - Atrial natriuretic peptide {ANP} acts to reduce the water, sodium and adipose loads on the circulatory system thereby by reduce blood pressure.This harmone is secreted by heart.
B. Calcitonin :- is a PTH {parathyroid harmone} secreted by parathyroid gland. It is responsible for regulating blood calcium levels.
C. Aldosterone :- is a mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body
