Multiple Choice
A 30-year-old man comes to the physician for a follow-up examination. He is being evaluated for high blood pressure readings that were incidentally recorded at a routine health maintenance examination 1 month ago. He has no history of serious illness and takes no medications. His pulse is 88/min and blood pressure is 165/98 mm Hg. Physical examination shows no abnormalities. The rest of the physical examination is unremarkable. Laboratory evaluation shows very low plasma renin activity. Overactivity of which of the following structures is most likely responsible for this patient's symptoms?
A) Chromaffin cells of the adrenals
B) Extra-adrenal paraganglion cells
C) Juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney
D) Zona fasciculata of the adrenals
E) Zona glomerulosa of the adrenals
F) Zona reticularis of the adrenals
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