A patient has searched the Internet for hormones.The patient has a good understanding when she knows that the hormone _____ is synthesized and secreted by the kidneys to stimulate bone marrow production of red blood cells.
A) Creatinine
B) Aldosterone
C) Erythropoietin
D) Renin

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Erythropoietin stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells in response to tissue hypoxia.
Erythropoietin,not creatinine,stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells in response to tissue hypoxia.
Erythropoietin,not aldosterone,stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells in response to tissue hypoxia.
Erythropoietin,not renin,stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells in response to tissue hypoxia.

A Patient Has Searched the Internet for Hormones