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NEET · Zoology · Excretory Products and their Elimination
How does Aldosterone affect the blood pressure and GFR?
How does Aldosterone affect the blood pressure and GFR?
Options
- ADecreases
- BIncreases
- CNo effect
- DInhibits
Correct answer
B. Increases
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 an increase in blood pressure and GFR. This complex mechanism is generally known as the Renin-Angiotensin mechanism.