NEETZoologyExcretory Products and their Elimination
What is the role of Angiotensin II in the Renin-Angiotensin mechanism?
Options
- AVasodilation
- BVasoconstriction
- CAdrenal cortex stimulation
- DGlomerular blood pressure regulation
Correct answer
B. Vasoconstriction
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