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Renin, released from the kidney as a result of a decrease in blood pressure, acts on ________ produced in the liver. This triggers a series of reactions that culminate in the production of _______ in the adrenal glands.Multiple Choiceangiotensin II; reninaldosterone; angiotensinangiotensinogen; aldosteroneantidiuretic hormone; osmosis

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Renin, released from the kidney as a result of a decrease in blood pressure, acts on ________ produced in the liver. This triggers a series of reactions that culminate in the production of _______ in the adrenal glands.Multiple Choiceangiotensin II; reninaldosterone; angiotensinangiotensinogen; aldosteroneantidiuretic hormone; osmosis

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Renin, released from the kidney as a result of a decrease in blood pressure, acts on angiotensinogen produced in the liver. This triggers a series of reactions that culminate in the production of aldosterone in the adrenal glands.

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