The Renin–Angiotensin– Aldosterone System (RAAS) Questions with Correct Answers (VERIFIED)

The Renin–Angiotensin–
Aldosterone System (RAAS)
Questions with Correct Answers
(VERIFIED)

when your blood pressure drops baroreceptors are going to detect that. And you're going to

have an increase in—ANSWER--sympathetic nervous system activity.


But that increase in sympathetic activation causes the kidneys to release a chemical called—

ANSWER--Renin


Renin—ANSWER--it's an enzyme, and it's going to convert angiotensinogen into something

called angiotensin I.


Renin from the kidneys converts angiotensinogen into—ANSWER--angiotensin I


And then angiotensin I needs to be converted into angiotensin II. And that happens through

an enzyme called—ANSWER--angiotensin converting enzyme ( ACE)


this ACE enzyme actually comes from the—ANSWER--lungs


this ACE enzyme converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II. And then angiotensin II can

create all of these—ANSWER--four different pathways in order to bring our blood pressure

back up.