KROK 1 2015 – Question 44 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
A patient with hypertensic crisis has increased content of angiotensin II in blood. Angiotensin pressor effect is based on:
- A. Contraction of arteriole muscles
- B. Activation of biogenic amine synthesis
- C. Vasopressin production stimulation
- D. Prostaglandin hyperproduction
- E. Activation of kinin–kallikrein system
Hint
Think about the direct, rapid action of angiotensin II on the blood vessel wall, as opposed to its slower hormonal side effects.
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