NEETZoologyExcretory Products and their Elimination
What hormone is released by the JGA cells in response to a fall in GFR?
Options
- AAtrial Natriuretic Factor (ANF)
- BAldosterone
- CRenin
- DAngiotensin II
Correct answer
C. Renin
Step-by-step solution
The JGA plays a complex regulatory role. A fall in glomerular blood flow/glomerular blood pressure/GFR can activate the JG cells to release renin which converts angiotensinogen in blood to angiotensin I and further to angiotensin II. Angiotensin II, being a powerful vasoconstrictor, increases the glomerular blood pressure and thereby GFR. Angiotensin II also activates the adrenal cortex to release Aldosterone. Aldosterone causes reabsorption of Na+ and water from the distal parts of the tubule. This also leads to a