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38.1 Body fluid regulation
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- The mechanism for maintaining water balance differs according to the environment of the organism.
| - What are the major mineral ions for which the body regulates concentrations?
Answer - What is a major problem of water balance for those marine organisms not isotonic with sea water?
Answer - What compound is concentrated in the tissues of cartilaginous fish to maintain an osmolarity equal to that of sea water?
Answer - What adaptations do freshwater fish have to maintain osmotic equilibrium?
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Summaries of major points:- Water and ion balance
- Aquatic animals
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38.2 Nitrogenous waste products
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- The amount of water and energy required to excrete various nitrogenous waste products differ.
| - What are the three major forms of nitrogen excreted and what types of animal use each?
Answer - Why can only aquatic organisms excrete ammonia?
Answer - What are the advantages of producing uric acid?
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Summaries of major points:- Eliminating nitrogenous wastes
- Excreting ammonia
- Excreting urea
- Excreting uric acid
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38.3 Organs of excretion
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- Complex animals have organs of excretion that maintain the water balance of the body and rid the body of waste molecules.
| - Planarians maintain osmotic balance using organs called ____________.
Answer - Earthworms excrete a great deal of water along with their metabolic wastes. Which nitrogenous product is most likely excreted?
Answer - What organisms have organs of excretion called Malpighian tubules?
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| Summaries of major points:- Tubular organs function in excretion and osmotic regulation
- Flame cells in Planaria
- Nephridia in earthworms
- Malpighian tubules in insects
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38.4 Urinary system in humans
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- The urinary system of humans consists of organs that produce, store, and rid the body of urine.
- The work of an organ is dependent on its microscopic anatomy; nephrons within the human kidney produce urine
- Like many physiological processes, urine formation in humans is a multistep process.
- In addition to ridding the body of waste molecules and maintaining water balance, the human kidneys adjust the pH of the blood.
| - What are the three regions of the kidney?
Answer - What are the microscopic functional units of the kidney?
Answer - What is the process of glomerular filtration?
Answer - What process occurs in the proximal convoluted tubules?
Answer - Where does the secretion of further harmful substances such as uric acid, hydrogen ions, and ammonia take place?
Answer - What hormone is responsible for the reabsorption of water and maintenance of water balance in the body?
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Summaries of major points:- Human urinary system is...
- Kidneys
- Nephrons
- Urine formation
- Glomerular filtration
- Tubular reabsorption
- Tubular secretion
- Reabsorption of water
- Adjustment of blood pH
- Artificial kidney dialysis
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