What Is the Function of Antidiuretic Hormone

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is the function of antidiuretic hormone?

• A) It increases the rate of growth and maintains size when growth is attained.
• B) It acts in the kidneys to reabsorb water from the urine.
• C) It causes uterine contractions, thus inducing parturition.
• D) It produces effects that mimic those of the parasympathetic nervous system.

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Definitions:

Correlational Data

Information collected from studies that aim to identify and measure the strength and direction of relationships between two or more variables.

Causality

The relation between cause and effect, where one event is understood to be a consequence of another.

Subjective Experience

Personal interpretations and feelings unique to an individual, not necessarily observable by others.

Cumulative

Increasing or enlarged by successive additions.