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Excretory Products and their Elimination
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Volume of urine is regulated by

  • aldosterone

  • aldosterone and testosterone

  • ADH

  • aldosterone and ADH

Answer

D.

aldosterone and ADH

Urine volume and concentration is regulated through the same processes that regulate blood volume. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) produced by the posterior pituitary gland that increases the amount of water reabsorbed in the distal convulated tubule and collecting duct.

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