alleryStart learning →Which hormone is released when osmoreceptors detect high blood osmolarity?
AAntiseptic hormone
BAnticlimax hormone
CAntidiuretic hormone
DAntibacterial hormone
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Antidiuretic hormone
1. High osmolarity follows dehydration or a very salty meal.
2. The osmoreceptors signal the posterior pituitary.
3. The pituitary then releases antidiuretic hormone.
4. That hormone is important in fluid balance.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 17 'The Endocrine System', sections 17.1-17.9_
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