Question

If you are stranded in the desert without your water bottle, would you expect your levels of ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) to increase or decrease? Choose one.

Answer 1

Anti diuretic hormone plays an important role in maintaining water in the body, it is a hormone which is secreted by pituitary gland. In the given scenario we tend to get dehydrated in the desert and in absence of water in such situation the ADH level will increase as the body will try and retain every water possible in the body in order to prevent from dehydration, electrolytes imbalance and acute kidney failure. Hence, the answer in increase in ADH level.