1. ADH helps regulate the water content of blood.
2. The hormone is produced in the hypothalamus part of the brain. It flows through the blood stream and targets the kidney
3. The effect of the hormone is to control and alter the composition/quantity of water that is in blood. It has the ability to make the blood more or less concentrated.
4. Important when keeping the cells isotonic the the tissue around it.
5. ADH targets the collecting duct. It allows more water to come out of the collecting duct. The hormone makes the amount of water coming out increase
6. The water then goes into the blood stream
7. The consequence is that the urine coming out is more concentrated and it has a lower volume.
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