CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND
ENDOCRINE
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Question
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The organ that produces atrial natriuretic peptide hormone is the ____
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pituitary gland
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heart
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spleen
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kidney
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are secreted from the cardiac atria and ventricles, respectively. ANP signals in an endocrine and paracrine manner to decrease blood pressure and cardiac hypertrophy.
Detailed explanation-2: -ANP and BNP are secreted by the heart and act as cardiac hormones. Human ANP has three molecular forms: -ANP, -ANP, and proANP (or -ANP).
Detailed explanation-3: -The cardiac natriuretic peptides, ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide) and BNP (brain natriuretic peptide), are secreted by the heart in proportion to cardiac transmural pressures. They possess a wide range of effects in multiple tissues facilitating overall pressure/volume homoeostasis.
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