effect of adh

Question 1

what happens if the water content in the blood is too high?

Answer 1

1. detected by the hypothalamus
2. the pituitary gland releases less ADH
3. leads to less water being reabsorbed in the tubules of the kidney (the tubules become less permeable to water)
4. kidneys produce a larger quantity of dilute urine

Question 2

what happens if the water content in the blood is too low?

Answer 2

1. detected by the hypothalamus
2. pituitary gland releases more ADH
3. more water is reabsorbed
   4 .tubules become more permeable
4. kidneys produce a smaller amount of more concentrated urine