If Excessive Amounts of Water Are Taken into the Body

question 38

Multiple Choice

If excessive amounts of water are taken into the body,

• A) the release of ADH increases.
• B) osmoreceptors in the brain begin to swell.
• C) more water is reabsorbed from the renal tubule.
• D) the collecting duct becomes more permeable to water.
• E) none of the above

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