You Have Just Moved from Norfolk, Virginia (Sea Level), to Taos

question 22

Multiple Choice

You have just moved from Norfolk, Virginia (sea level) , to Taos, New Mexico (high in the mountains) , and you find yourself out of breath climbing a small hill. Three months later, climbing the same hill, you have no difficulty. In the interim you have not altered your level of activity or diet. Which hormone has been at work?

• A) angiotensin
• B) erythropoietin
• C) aldosterone
• D) estrogen
• E) anti-diuretic hormone

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