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What hormone aldosterone or ADH has the greater effect on urine volume?
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ADH decides the volume.Aldestorone involve in maintaining blood pressure.
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What is the hormone that decreases blood volume?
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What hormone promotes the reabsorbtion of sodium and potassium ions by the kidney?
When the macula densa in the distal tubules of the kidney sense a decrease in fluid volume, the renin-aldosterone system is activated. Aldosterone is the hormone responsible for sodium retention, causing water to be conserved.
What is the most likely effect of a deficiency of aldosterone?
dehydration, low blood volume, low blood pressure.
What is aldosterone hormone?
Aldosterone is a hormone that is produced by the adrenal glands. It works primarily on kidney (renal) cells to help maintain the balance of fluids and electrolytes in our bodies. Its mainly works to control reabsorption of sodium and chloride and secretion of potassium and hydrogen. If aldosterone production is not functioning properly, there can be serious consequences to the heart, kidneys and electrolyte balance.
What is the role of aldosterone?
Aldosterone promotes water retention and reduces urine volume
What is the net result of the effect of aldosterone on the kidney nephron?
Sodium reabosorbtion increases, water follows, and ultimately blood volume is restored.
What are three hormones that regulate the urine volume State where each is made and the specific effect on urine volume?
The 3 hormones that are produced to regulate urine are Aldosterone, AHD (antidiuretic hormone), and ANH (atrial natriuretic hormone). The Aldosterone is released when the blood pressure of the kidney is low. Aldosterones main purpose is to retain sodium and water or the reabsoption of salt. It is secreted by the adrenal cortex (adrenal glands). Antidiuretic hormone is a peptide hormone and is made by the hypothalamus gland it regulates the body's retention of water. A decrease is blood pressure triggers the release of the hormone from the posterior pituitary gland. Atrial Nariuretic hormone is secreted by the heart cells and regulates fluids in the body to help maintain homeostasis. Released ANH causes the kidneys to secret more sodium and lose more water.
If a tumor of the glucocorticoid-secreting cells of the adrenal cortex crowds out the cells that produce aldosterone what is the likely effect on urine composition and volume?
increase urine composition and increace volume
What does aldostrone cause?
Aldosterone is a hormone that increases the reabsorption of sodium ions and water and the release (secretion) of potassium ions in the distal convoluted tubules of the kidneys. This increases blood volume and, therefore, increases blood pressure. Drugs that interfere with the secretion or action of aldosterone are in use as antihypertensives.
Which hormones in the adrenal gland function to control water and electrolyte balance?
Aldosterone is excreted from the adrenal gland to control water and electrolyte balance in the body. Aldosterone is a considered a steroid hormone which is produced by the outer section of the adrenal cortex of the adrenal gland.
14.How does aldosterone decrease urine volume What does ANH do?
ANH opposes the action of aldosterone by inhibiting the recovery of Na+ by the DCT and collecting ducts. More Na+ is lost, and as water follows, total blood volume and pressure decline. In low-pressure states, ANH does not seem to have much effect. ADH is also called vasopressin
What is the purpose of aldosterone?
The major target of aldosterone is the distal tubule of the kidney, where it stimulates exchange of sodium and potassium. Three primary physiologic effects of aldosterone result:Increased resorption of sodium: sodium loss in urine is decreased under aldosterone stimulation.Increased resorption of water, with consequent expansion of extracellular fluid volume. This is an osmotic effect directly related to increased resorption of sodium.Increased renal excretion of potassium.Knowing these effects should quickly suggest the cellular mechanism of action this hormone. Aldosterone stimulates transcription of the gene encoding the sodium-potassium ATPase, leading to increased numbers of "sodium pumps" in the basolateral membranes of tubular epithelial cells. Aldosterone also stimulates expression of a sodium channel which facilitates uptake of sodium from the tubular lumen.
