Question

Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks (i) to (v) with appropriate words.
The amount of urine output is under the regulation of a hormone called (i) ______ secreted by the (ii) ______ lobe of the pituitary gland. If this hormone secretion is reduced, there is an increased production of urine. This disorder is called (iii) ______. Sometimes excess glucose is passed with urine due to hyposecretion of another hormone called (iv) ______ leading to the cause of a disease called (v) ________.

Answer 1

An antidiuretic hormone secreted by the of the posterior lobe of the pituitary that regulates the urine output. The inability of the neurohypophysial system to produce ADH causes excess urine production with resultant ion loss from blood called as diabetes insipidus. The presence of high amount of sugar in the urine is an indicator of the inability of individual to metabolize/take up sugar due to hyposecretion of insulin and the condition is called as diabetes mellitus.