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Which hormones increase BP?


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Blood pressure:

  1. The force exerted by moving blood on the walls of blood arteries in the body is known as blood pressure (BP).
  2. Systolic pressure over diastolic pressure in the cardiac cycle is typically used to assess blood pressure.

Adrenaline:

  1. Adrenaline is a hormone that increases blood pressure.
  2. Adrenaline is known as an emergency hormone for the human body.
  3. This hormone is secreted by the adrenal medulla.
  4. This hormone is responsible for the maintenance of the levels of homeostasis in the body.
  5. This hormone is released when the blood pressure rises due to any emergency and stress.

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