Question

Name a hormone that controls osmoregulation.

Answer 1

Osmoregulation is the process of maintaining salt and water balance (osmotic balance) within the body. Vasopressin controls osmoregulation in humans.

Vasopressin acts at the kidney and stimulates resorption of water and electrolytes by the distal tubules and thereby reduces the loss of water through urine (diuresis). It is also called anti-diuretic hormone (ADH).