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AMelatonin
BAldosterone
CThe insulin
DThyroxine
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Aldosterone
1. The kidney is influenced by hormones from elsewhere.
2. The adrenal cortex directly influences renal function.
3. It does so through the production of the hormone aldosterone.
4. That hormone acts on the kidney tubules.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 25 'The Urinary System', sections 25.1-25.10_
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