ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What gland secretes hormones that keep your electrolytes balanced by deciding how much sodium and potassium you body needs.
A
Testosterone
B
Cortisol
C
Adrenaline
D
Parathyroid Hormone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The adrenal glands make hormones that help control the way the body uses food, the levels of minerals such as sodium and potassium in the blood, heart rate, blood pressure and other functions involved in stress reactions. The adrenal cortex is the outside part of the adrenal gland.

Detailed explanation-2: -The adrenal cortex produces a handful of hormones necessary for fluid and electrolyte (salt) balance in the body such as cortisol and aldosterone.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aldosterone (ALD) is a hormone that helps regulate your blood pressure by managing the levels of sodium (salt) and potassium in your blood and impacting blood volume. Having too much or too little aldosterone in your body can cause health issues.

Detailed explanation-4: -aldosterone, a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal glands. Aldosterone serves as the principal regulator of the salt and water balance of the body and thus is categorized as a mineralocorticoid.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mineralocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones that regulate salt and water balances. Aldosterone is the primary mineralocorticoid. Mineralocorticoids promote sodium and potassium transport, usually followed by changes in water balance. This function is essential to life.

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