The two organ systems that work together to regulate most aspects of the body's water balance are
A) cardiovascular and respiratory.
B) urinary and cardiovascular.
C) digestive and cardiovascular.
D) urinary and respiratory.
E) digestive and respiratory.
B) urinary and cardiovascular.
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The percentage of the volume of all formed elements in the blood is called the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Diabetes insipidus is caused by
A. ADH deficiency. B. excess ADH. C. excess insulin. D. insulin deficiency.
Months after the accident, your amputee uncle's phantom limb pain subsides. One afternoon he is sleeping and you see a fly walk across his upper lip. He wakes up and tells you he just had the funniest feeling. It was as if someone was touching his missing index finger. You decide to experiment with your uncle and you blindfold him. As you touch his cheek he tells you that you are touching his
cheek and his missing thumb! As you move around his face you map out his fingers and forearm on his face. Hypothesize how this could be possible. What will be an ideal response?
Because aldosterone encourages the secretion of potassium ions into the urine, conditions in which excess aldosterone is secreted results in
a. hyponatremia b. hypokalemia c. hypotension d. idiopathic atrophy e. none of the above