The antidiuretic hormone
A) promotes processes that lead to an increase in the volume of urine.
B) promotes processes that lead to a decrease in the volume of urine.
C) acts on the proximal tubules of nephrons in the kidney.
D) is produced by the adrenal cortex.
E) fits all of these descriptions.

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The antidiuretic hormone (ADH) promotes processes that lead to a decrease in the volume of urine. ADH increases the reabsorption of water from the kidney tubules back into the bloodstream, which reduces the volume of urine produced.

The Antidiuretic Hormone