Unit 2: Hormones That Affect Water And Ion Balance

Question 1

Hormones that affect water and ion balance:
10. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH):

Answer 1

•secreted by posterior pituitary.
•regulates water reabsorption by kidneys.
•body excretes less, more concentrated urine.
-hyposecretion: diabetes insipidus.
—affected individuals produce large volumes of dilute urine, resulting in the loss of ions from the blood.
-treated by administrating ADH (pills).

Question 2

Insipidus:

Answer 2

-(not sugar).