# Life Sciences Paper 1, November 2024, question 1.5.3(a)

> Name the hormone that is released from the pituitary gland... Marked mark by mark. Q1.5.3(a), Life Sciences Paper 1 November 2024, 1 mark.

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Subject: Life Sciences. Source: Based on Nov 2024 · Paper 1 · Q1.5.3(a). Marks: 1. Not yet checked by a teacher.

## Question 1.5.3(a) (1 mark)

Name the hormone that is released from the pituitary gland (the gland labelled P in the diagram below) to help the body control the water content of the blood when a person has lost a lot of water through sweating.

Figure: A standing human figure. P marks a small gland at the base of the brain in the head. Q marks one of the two bean-shaped organs in the lower back of the trunk, one on each side of the spine.

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