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Alexis is out mowing the lawn and starts to feel dehydrated. Her will secrete vasopressin. If her dehydration becomes severe, her secretion of vasopressin will .

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pituitary gland and hypothalamus increases to retain water

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The correct answer is - the hypothalamus and pituitary gland respectively

Step-by-step explanation:

Vasopressin is an antidiuretic hormone, a peptide hormone manufactured or produced by the hypothalamus.

The secretion and storage take place by the pituitary gland, this is termed as neurohypophysis.

Vasopressin causes reabsorption of water via acting on DCT of nephron during a dehydration body.

Thus, the correct answer is - hypothalamus and pitruitary gland respectively.

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