Secretion of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) from the __________ occurs in response to __________ and causes __________.

a. thyroid gland ... low blood sugar ... kidney blood vessels to constrict
b. pituitary gland ... low blood osmolarity ... decreased permeability to water of a kidney's collecting duct
c. adrenal gland ... high blood osmolarity ... increased permeability to water of a collecting duct
d. pituitary gland ... high blood osmolarity ... increased permeability to water of a collecting duct
e. adrenal gland ... low blood pressure ... increased water and solute reabsorption at the proximal tubule of the kidney


Answer: d. pituitary gland ... high blood osmolarity ... increased permeability to water of a collecting duct

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