KROK 1 2018 – Question 195 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
In human organism significant blood loss leads to decreased blood pressure, tachycardia, and weakness. Eventually the sensation of thirst appears. What hormone participates in the development of this sensation?
- A. Serotonin
- B. Cortisol
- C. Dopamine
- D. Angiotensin 2
- E. Adrenalin
Hint
Ask which hormonal response to falling blood volume and pressure reaches the hypothalamic thirst centre and drives drinking.
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