2023 · Paper 2 · Question 6 · 9 marks
SaveDescribe and explain how three features of the cells in the proximal convoluted tubule allow the rapid reabsorption of glucose into the blood.
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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) binds to V receptors found in cell-surface membranes in two parts of a nephron.
Name the two parts of a nephron where V receptors are found.
V receptors only bind with ADH.
Suggest and explain why.
A decrease in blood pressure stimulates the release of ADH.
Give the location of the receptors that detect a decrease in blood pressure and explain how the release of ADH will affect blood pressure.
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