Kidney Flashcards
1
Q
What is Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
A
Also called vasopressin. ADH is a hormone that helps your kidneys manage the amount of water in your body. Made by the hypothalamus in the brain and stored in the posterior pituitary gland. It tells your kidneys how much water to conserve.
2
Q
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) acts to decrease urine output by increasing the water permeability of the walls of what?
A
Distal tubule and collecting duct