NEETZoologyChemical Coordination and Integration
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Aldosterone helps in the maintenance of electrolytes, body fluid volume, osmotic pressure and blood pressure. Reason: Aldosterone acts mainly at the renal tubules and stimulates the reabsorption of sodium ions and water and excretion of Phosphate ions
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Aldosterone helps in the maintenance of electrolytes, body fluid volume, osmotic pressure and blood pressure. Aldosterone acts mainly at the renal tubules and stimulates the reabsorption of sodium ions and water and excretion of phosphate ions