Excessive pressure in the atria stimulates the release of at…

Excessive pressure in the atria stimulates the release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), a hormone that targets the kidney and blood vessels. ANP is released as a negative feed-back.  Based on atrial stretching triggering its release, predict the effect of ANP on urine production (+) and explain why that helps (+).  Predict the effect of ANP on blood vessels (+) and why this helps (+). 4 points possible.