Chapter 17, Problem 22RA

Summary Introduction

To review:

The role of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) in water reabsorption.

Introduction:

Antidiuretic hormone also known by the name vasopressin comes from the hypothalamus and it is stored and released from the posterior pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is also termed as the master gland of the endocrine system. The pituitary gland regulates the secretion of different hormones that stimulate the other endocrine glands to secrete the hormones.