The nurse is providing teaching to a student nurse about how antidiuretic hormone (ADH) plays a central role in the reabsorption of water by the kidneys
The nursing student is correct to place the following components of the homeostatic action of ADH in the correct sequence. Use all the options.
A) Stored ADH is released into circulation.
B) ADH is transported along a neural pathway to the posterior pituitary gland.
C) Aquaporins are inserted into tubular cell membranes.
D) ADH is synthesized by cells in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus.
E) Serum osmolality increases.
Ans:
D, B, E, A, C
Feedback:
ADH is produced in the hypothalamus, sequestered in the pituitary, and is released in response to increased serum osmolality. Its influence on tubular cells is exerted by way of the insertion of aquaporins in the tubular membrane.
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