Exam 48: Regulating the Internal Environment

Which animals are typically osmoconformers? ​

If you were stranded in the Sahara Desert with very little water, you would likely die as a result of ____. ​

The nonselective movement of water and a number of solutes into excretory system tubules is called --____. ​

The tube through which urine leaves the urinary bladder is called the ____. ​

As temperature decreases, the metabolic rate of an endotherm typically ____ and the metabolic rate of an ectotherm typically ____. ​

Because it has no aquaporins, water is generally trapped in the ____ in mammals. ​

Osmolarity is the ____. ​

The process of ____ is the transfer of heat from a body to a fluid that passes over its surface. ​

Sharks and rays deal with the osmotic stress of living in seawater mainly by ____. ​

In humans, brown adipose tissue is used for ____. ​

The urine of marine mammals is ____ when compared to ____. ​

The temperature range that provides good organismal performance is the same from one species to another.

The typical osmolarity of body fluids in most freshwater invertebrates is about ____ mOsm/L. ​

Elevated blood pressure stimulates specialized cells in the heart to release antidiuretic hormone , a peptide hormone that inhibits renin release.

The ____ is a hormone produced by specialized cells in the heart in response to high blood pressure. ​

In response to a significant drop in blood pressure, ____ is produced, which quickly raises blood pressure by constricting many arterioles. ​

Osmoregulation is the control of ____. ​