Question

Erythropoietin is a hormone produced by the _________ to increase ___________

Answer 1

The correct answer will be option-

1. Kidney

2. production of red blood cells (RBC)

Step-by-step explanation:

Erythropoietin is a hormone produced by the kidney cells which are highly sensitive to the low oxygen conditions. The oxygen-sensitive cells secrete the hormone when the cells face low oxygen conditions.

The released Erythropoietin stimulates the bone marrow of the bones to produce the haemoglobin of the red blood cells which help increase the oxygen to be travelled in the blood.

The hormone is also produced by the liver but to a lesser extent that is only 10% of the hormone is produced by the liver and rest by the kidney.

Thus, Kidney and production of red blood cells (RBC) is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Erythropoietin is a hormone produced by the kidney to increase red blood cell production.

Step-by-step explanation:

Erythropoietin is a glycoprotein cytokine that stimulates the formation of erythrocytes and is the main stimulating agent of natural erythropoiesis. In humans, it is produced mainly by the kidney in peritubular interstitial cells, mesangial cells (85 to 90%), the rest in the liver and salivary glands (10 to 15%).