Chapter 13a

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

also known as vasopressin, a hormone that controls the insertion of aquaporins into the collecting ducts, regulating the reabsorption of water [toggle]

Aquaporins

channels inserted into the collecting ducts in response to antidiuretic hormone, allow for reabsorption of free water [toggle]

Arrhythmias

abnormal heartbeats [toggle]

Arteries

blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart [toggle]

Arterioles

nearly microscopic blood vessels delivering blood to the capillary bed [toggle]

Atrium

a small, upper chamber of the heart [toggle]

Bladder

organ that stores urine before excretion [toggle]

Capillaries

the smallest blood vessels where cellular exchange occurs [toggle]

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) also known as vasopressin, a hormone that controls the insertion of aquaporins into the collecting ducts, regulating the reabsorption of water [toggle]	Aquaporins channels inserted into the collecting ducts in response to antidiuretic hormone, allow for reabsorption of free water [toggle]	Arrhythmias abnormal heartbeats [toggle]	Arteries blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart [toggle]
Arterioles nearly microscopic blood vessels delivering blood to the capillary bed [toggle]	Atrium a small, upper chamber of the heart [toggle]	Bladder organ that stores urine before excretion [toggle]	Capillaries the smallest blood vessels where cellular exchange occurs [toggle]