Alcohol Has Diuretic Effects, Increasing Urine Output

question 50

Multiple Choice

Alcohol has diuretic effects, increasing urine output. By which one of the following is this mediated?

• A) Alcohol increases the amount of sodium reabsorbed.
• B) Alcohol decreases the amount of sodium reabsorbed.
• C) Alcohol makes the renal tubules more permeable to water.
• D) Alcohol inhibits the release of ADH.
• E) Drinks with alcohol also contain a lot of water, and the kidneys excrete this.

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Definitions:

Methyl Ester

Organic compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with methanol, characterized by a methyl group attached to the ester functional group.

Carboxylic Acid

Organic acids characterized by the presence of at least one carboxyl group (-COOH), which gives them their acidic properties.

Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky

A chemical reaction that halogenates carboxylic acids at the alpha carbon with a bromine or chlorine in the presence of phosphorus.

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