Match the Terms with Their Correct Meanings

question 186

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
-Hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex; increases salt (sodium) reabsorption by the kidney

• A)adenohypophysis
• B)adrenocorticotropin
• C)aldosterone
• D)calcitonin
• E)catecholamine
• F)electrolyte
• G)glucocorticoid
• H)glycemia
• I)glycosuria
• J)homeostasis
• K)hypokalemia
• L)hyponatremia
• M)hypothalamus
• N)oxytocin
• O)pancreatectomy
• P)parathyroidectomy
• Q)polydipsia
• R)progesterone
• S)tetraiodothyronine
• T)vasopressin

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