2.74 ADH

• ADH - Anti-dirretic hormone
• it is produced in the hypothalamus region of the brain
• it flows through the blood as the kidney as it's target
• ADH has the ability to make the blood more or less concentrated
• ADH targets the collecting duct, and makes it possible for more water to be absorbed through the collecting duct (2.72)
• it makes the walls more pours, allowing more water to pass
• the consequence of this would be that the urine would have a smaller volume and a higher concentration

How does ADH react with:
a hot day -


a cold day -



dehydration -