EMBRYOLOGY
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
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Question
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What hormone increases the amount of water absorbed by the kidneys thereby decreasing urine amount?
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Calcitonin
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Mineralocorticoids
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ADH
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ACTH
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Anti-diuretic hormone acts to maintain blood pressure, blood volume and tissue water content by controlling the amount of water and hence the concentration of urine excreted by the kidney.
Detailed explanation-2: -Antidiuretic hormone(ADH) stimulates reabsorption of water and electrolytes by the distal tubules and thereby reduce loss of water through urine.
Detailed explanation-3: -ADH (antidiuretic hormone) is a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland. It acts chiefly on nephrons and helps to increase the reabsorption of water from the kidney tubules.
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