Question

Overconsumption of alcohol can cause the hypothalamus to sense that the blood is too dilute, resulting in a decrease in the production of ____________ thus reducing the reabsorption of water leading to dehydration.

Answer 1

Antidiuretic Hormone

Step-by-step explanation:

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is synthesized in the hypothalamus and is stored and released in blood by the posterior pituitary gland in response to reduced blood volume and dehydration. ADH stimulates water reabsorption at the collecting duct of nephrons to reduce the loss of water in urine. The presence of diluted blood (more water/fluid part) due to overconsumption of alcohol would inhibit the release of ADH. The kidneys will produce dilute urine and would remove the excess of water from the blood in the form of urine. The loss of water from the body would cause dehydration.