HISTOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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What hormone, secreted by the pituitary controls the amount of water that is reabsorbed in the kidneys?
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Thyroxine
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Anti-diuretic hormone
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Thyroid stimulating hormone
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Progesterone
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A hormone that helps blood vessels constrict and helps the kidneys control the amount of water and salt in the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Water absorption in the kidney is controlled by the hormone vasopressin which is a peptide very similar in structure to oxytocin (cf. Chapter 17). Vasopressin causes greatly enhanced water absorption by the kidney and is sometimes known as the ‘antidiuretic hormone’ (ADH).
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