Osmoregulation

Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) is released by which gland of the endocrine system

• Thyroid

• Pituitary

• Ovaries

• Adrenal

Osmoregulation is the homeostatic mechanism of controlling...

• Blood glucose levels

• Temperature

• Oxygen levels

• Water and mineral ion levels

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What classification of receptors detect changes in water potential in the blood

• Thermoreceptors

• Proprioceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Osmoreceptors

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which area of the brain contains the receptors responsible for detecting changes in water potential

• Hypothalamus

• Medulla Oblongata

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

If you are dehydrated (low water potential in the blood), the body must conserve water. To do so, the brain triggers the pituitary gland to ...

• release MORE ADH, making the collecting duct MORE permeable

• release LESS ADH, making the collecting duct LESS permeable

• release MORE ADH, making the collecting duct LESS permeable

• release LESS ADH, making the collecting duct MORE permeable

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

If you are over-hydrated (high water potential in the blood), the body must excrete excess water. To do so, the brain triggers the pituitary gland to ...

• release MORE ADH, making the collecting duct MORE permeable

• release LESS ADH, making the collecting duct LESS permeable

• release MORE ADH, making the collecting duct LESS permeable

• release LESS ADH, making the collecting duct MORE permeable

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

When osmoreceptors detect a decrease in water potential nerve impulses stimulate the release of

• diuretic hormone
• human growth hormone
• steroids
• antidiuretic hormone

The blood vessel carrying blood from the aorta into the kidney is the ________.

• renal artery
• hepatic artery
• renal vein
• glomerulus

The tube connecting each kidney to the urinary bladder is the ________.

• ureter
• urethra
• calyx
• ductus (vas) deferens

How many kidneys do you have?

• 1
• 3
• 5
• 2