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Hormone that stimulates heart beat is

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Thyroxine
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Adrenaline
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Glucagon
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Gastrin
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Solution

The correct option is B Adrenaline
  • Adrenaline is a hormone secreted by adrenal medulla during stress.
  • Adrenaline is called an emergency hormone because it initiates quick action which makes the individual to think and respond quickly to the stress.
  • Adrenaline stimulates heartbeat, increasing blood pressure, expanding the air passages of the lungs, enlarging the pupil in the eye, redistributing blood to the muscles and altering the body's metabolism, so as to maximize blood glucose levels.
  • Hence Hormone that stimulates heartbeat is adrenaline.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Adrenaline'.

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