The amount of urine output is under the regulation of a hormone

Human Physiology (10)

Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks (i) to (v) with appropriate words: 

The amount of urine output is under the regulation of a hormone called (i) _____ secreted by the (ii) ____  lobe of the pituitary gland. If this hormone secretion is reduced, there is an increased production of urine. This disorder is called (iii) ____ . Sometimes excess glucose is passed with urine due to hyposecretion of another hormone called (iv) ____ leading to the cause of a disease called (v) ____ .

Answer

  1. Antidiuretic hormone / ADH / Vasopressin
  2. Posterior
  3. Diabetes insipidus/ water diabetes
  4. Insulin
  5. Diabetes mellitus/ sugar diabetes
Exam Year: 2016