International A Level Biology / Control of the internal environment

ADH and the control of plasma concentration

Edexcel International A Level Biology (YBI11), chapter 22: Control of the internal environment, specification point 7.21. Part of the full course.

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ADH helps keep the water potential of blood plasma near normal by changing how much water the collecting ducts reabsorb. This is controlled by negative feedback, so the response reduces the original change.

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