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Select the correct statements.
(a) Angiotensin II activates the cortex of adrenal gland to release aldosterone.
(b) Aldosterone leads to increase in blood pressure.
(c) ANF acts as a check on renin-angiotensin mechanism.
(d) ADH causes vasodilation.
(e) Vasopressin is released from adenohypophysis.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Detailed Solution
(a), (b) and (c) are correct. ADH (vasopressin) is released by the hypothalamus through the neurohypophysis, not the adenohypophysis, and it causes vasoconstriction, not vasodilation.