function tests: Kidney

Question 1

vasopressin is also known as

Answer 1

ADH (antidiuretic hormone)

Question 2

ADH comes form the (___ gland) and signals the kidneys to start retaining water

Answer 2

hypothalamus

Question 3

for the water deprivation test, you withhold food and water and then collect urine and weigh animal (how often?)

Answer 3

hourly

Question 4

end the deprivation test when the animal has lost __% of its body weight (it takes __-__ hours)

Answer 4

• 5%

- 3-18 hours