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Assertion : Adrenaline is called a emergency hormone.
Reason : It acts on the cells of skeletal, cardiac, smooth muscles, blood Reason vessels and fat cells.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
B

Adrenaline (epinephsine) is a hormone produced by the medulla of the adrenal glands, that increases heart activity, improves the power and prolongs the action of muscles, and increases the rate and depth of breathing to prepare the body for 'Tright, fight, or flight.lt is seereted at the time of emergency. Hlence it is also called emergency hormone.
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