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What hormone would you use to decrease osmolarity if you don't care about the volume?
What hormone would you use to decrease osmolarity if you don't care about the volume?
- Aldosterone
- Both ADH and Aldosterone
- ADH (correct)
- Neither ADH nor Aldosterone
What would you do to decrease osmolarity and maintain volume?
What would you do to decrease osmolarity and maintain volume?
- Use only Aldosterone
- Use Aldosterone and slightly decrease ADH
- Use ADH and slightly decrease Aldosterone (correct)
- Use only ADH
Why do ADH and Aldosterone need to work together?
Why do ADH and Aldosterone need to work together?
- Because they have opposite effects on osmolarity
- Because they need to balance each other's effects on volume and osmolarity (correct)
- Because they are produced by the same gland
- Because they have opposite effects on volume
What happens to volume when ADH is used to decrease osmolarity?
What happens to volume when ADH is used to decrease osmolarity?
What would you do to decrease volume and maintain osmolarity?
What would you do to decrease volume and maintain osmolarity?
How many hormones are involved in regulating osmolarity and volume?
How many hormones are involved in regulating osmolarity and volume?
What is a key feature of the membrane in the aldosterone side of the nephron?
What is a key feature of the membrane in the aldosterone side of the nephron?
What is the primary action of aldosterone in the nephron?
What is the primary action of aldosterone in the nephron?
Why does the reabsorption of sodium by aldosterone contribute to tonicity?
Why does the reabsorption of sodium by aldosterone contribute to tonicity?
What is the effect of aldosterone's action on the blood vessel?
What is the effect of aldosterone's action on the blood vessel?
What is the key difference between the aldosterone and ADH sides of the nephron?
What is the key difference between the aldosterone and ADH sides of the nephron?
What happens to potassium ions in the aldosterone side of the nephron?
What happens to potassium ions in the aldosterone side of the nephron?
Why is it important that sodium is not permeable to membranes?
Why is it important that sodium is not permeable to membranes?
What is the relationship between potassium and membranes?
What is the relationship between potassium and membranes?
What is the primary mechanism by which aldosterone increases water in the blood vessel?
What is the primary mechanism by which aldosterone increases water in the blood vessel?
How does ADH affect osmolarity?
How does ADH affect osmolarity?
What is the effect of aldosterone on volume?
What is the effect of aldosterone on volume?
Which hormone would you use to increase volume, but maintain osmolarity?
Which hormone would you use to increase volume, but maintain osmolarity?
What happens to osmolarity when ADH is used?
What happens to osmolarity when ADH is used?
In which scenario would you use both aldosterone and ADH?
In which scenario would you use both aldosterone and ADH?
What is the relationship between osmoles and volume in terms of osmolarity?
What is the relationship between osmoles and volume in terms of osmolarity?
How does aldosterone affect osmoles?
How does aldosterone affect osmoles?
What is the primary difference between aldosterone and ADH?
What is the primary difference between aldosterone and ADH?
In which scenario would you not use ADH?
In which scenario would you not use ADH?
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Study Notes
Aldosterone and ADH: Key Mechanisms and Effects
- Aldosterone increases sodium reabsorption and potassium secretion in the nephron, contributing to tonicity due to sodium's inability to cross membranes.
- Water follows sodium into the blood vessel, increasing blood volume due to increased tonicity.
- ADH (Antidiuretic Hormone) uses water channels to facilitate water reabsorption, increasing blood volume without affecting osmolarity directly.
Effects on Volume and Osmolarity
- Aldosterone:
- Increases osmoles, which in turn increase volume.
- Does not directly affect osmolarity due to proportional changes in osmoles and volume.
- ADH:
- Primarily affects volume, increasing it without directly changing osmoles.
- Decreases osmolarity due to the increased volume and constant osmoles.
Hormonal Interactions and Scenarios
- Increasing volume, maintaining osmolarity: Use aldosterone, as it does not affect osmolarity.
- Increasing volume, regardless of osmolarity: Use both aldosterone and ADH.
- Decreasing osmolarity, regardless of volume: Use ADH, as it directly decreases osmolarity.
- Decreasing osmolarity, maintaining volume: Use ADH and potentially decrease aldosterone to maintain volume.
- Decreasing volume, maintaining osmolarity: Use the opposite of the above scenarios.
- Decreasing volume, regardless of osmolarity: Use the opposite of the above scenarios.
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