Question: Specific sodium cravings (due to bleeding or excessive sweating) are caused by the release of _______, a hormone which causes the kidneys, salivary glands, and sweat glands to conserve sodium and excrete more watery fluids than usual. Aldosterone and angiotensin II together change the properties of the neurons in the nucleus of the tractus solitarius (part of the taste system) such that they begin reacting to salt in nearly the same way they would to sugar. Need Assignment Help?