MEDICAL
KIDNEY
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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: -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: -Vasopressin (Antidiuretic Hormone) and Water Reabsorption Vasopressin, or antidiuretic hormone (AVP), is a nonapeptide synthesized in specialized neurons of the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei.
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