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Assertion (A): The person with diabetes insipidus feels thirsty. Reason (R): A person with diabetes insipidus suffers from low secretion of vasopressin. Codes: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. (c) A is true, but R is false. (d) A is false, but R is true.

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(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Diabetes Insipidus (DI) is a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine. Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, due to two causes either the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. The most common type in humans is the neurological form which involves a deficiency of arginine vasopressin or antidiuretic hormone.



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