KROK 1 2010 – Question 73 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
People adapted to high external temperatures have such peculiarity: profuse sweating isn’t accompanied by loss of large volumes of sodium chloride. This is caused by the effect of the following hormone upon the perspiratory glands:
- A. Thyroxin
- B. Cortisol
- C. Natriuretic
- D. Vasopressin
- E. Aldosterone
Hint
Ask which hormone adjusts sodium reabsorption in epithelial ducts such as the sweat duct as the body adapts to repeated salt loss.
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