Exam 16: Body Function, Survival, and the Steady State

If a person drinks a large quantity of water, he would _______ production of ADH, which would ______ the permeability of the collecting duct.

Which of the following organisms would be likely to use the least energy per kilogram of body weight to maintain its temperature in a preferred range?

Most other mammals could not survive the extreme environment that whale inhabit. Discuss the adaptations whales have evolved to cope with life in the Arctic Ocean. Include water and heat conservation and salt excretion.

Describe the problem a marine fish has with water balance.

Which of the following does not normally pass from the glomerulus into Bowman's capsule during filtration?

Describe the production of urea in the mammalian body. Where is it finally excreted?

Match the following structures with their primary function.

If someone experiences damage to the hypothalamus and no longer produces ADH, what effect will this have on kidney function?

How could losing mass in unused muscles possibly benefit an organism?

List as many types of connective tissue as possible, and give their functions.

Match the following tissues with the proper classification.

Use the letters on the diagram of a nephron to solve the following questions 6. Where is most glucose returned to the circulatory system? 7. Whereis the final concentration of the urine adjusted? 8. Which structure generates the cemotic gradient across the kidney? 9. Fluid from the circulatory system enters the nephron into this structure

Match the following animals with their mode of temperature modulation.