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What stimulates the release of anti-diuretic hormone?
What stimulates the release of anti-diuretic hormone?
- A decrease in blood volume or low blood pressure (correct)
- An increase in plasma osmolarity
- A decrease in plasma osmolarity
- An increase in blood volume
What are osmoreceptors and how do they relate to the release of anti-diuretic hormone?
What are osmoreceptors and how do they relate to the release of anti-diuretic hormone?
- They are sensors in the heart and large blood vessels that detect dehydration
- They are special nerve cells in the hypothalamus that detect an increase in plasma osmolarity (correct)
- They are special nerve cells in the hypothalamus that detect an increase in blood volume
- They are cells in the pituitary gland that release anti-diuretic hormone
What effect does alcohol consumption have on the release of anti-diuretic hormone?
What effect does alcohol consumption have on the release of anti-diuretic hormone?
- Alcohol stimulates the release of anti-diuretic hormone
- Alcohol causes an increase in plasma osmolarity
- Alcohol has no effect on the release of anti-diuretic hormone
- Alcohol inhibits the release of anti-diuretic hormone (correct)
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