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Glycolysis
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the process that allows the simple sugar glucose, which comes from your food, to be broken down into usable energy.
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Vasopressin, also known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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Its two primary functions are to retain water in the body and to constrict blood vessels.
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A function of the hypothalamohypophysial tract is to
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carry action potentials to the posterior pituitary causing the release of oxytocin.
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A tumor in the adrenal cortex causes excessively high levels of aldosterone. The high aldosterone levels cause
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hypokalemia
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ADH (antidiuretic hormone) secretion will increase when
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Both blood osmolality increases and blood pressure decreases are correct.
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An increase in ADH (antidiuretic hormone) secretion will cause
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the kidney tubules to retain more water.
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Growth hormone
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increases amino acid uptake in cells.
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
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allows the kidneys to retain calcium
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The hypothalamohypophysial tract carries
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neurons from the hypothalamus to the posterior pituitary.
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The hypothalamohypophysial tract connects the hypothalamus to the
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posterior pituitary
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