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1

Which of the following is most important in sodium and water retention ?

ARenin angiotensin system

BANP

CBNP

DVasopressin

2

A healthy 22-year-old female medical student with normal kidneys decreases her sodium intake by 50% for a period of 2 months. Which of the following parameters is expected to increase in response to the reduction in sodium intake?

AAtrial natriuretic peptide release

BExtracellular fluid volume

CArterial pressure

DRenin release

3

All of the following are true about the action of ADH, except:

AActs on collecting ducts and increases water permeability

BSecreted by neurosecretion from posterior pituitary

CPost-operative increase in secretion

DIncreased secretion when plasma osmolality is low

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