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Osmoregulation

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

Place the following steps in the correct order when there is TOO LITTLE WATER IN THE BLOOD.

a)

detected by hypothalamus

b)

ADH is released by the pituitary gland

c)

more water is reabsorbed into the blood from the kidney

d)

small amount of concentrated urine is produced

e)

water concentration in the blood returns to normal

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

Place the following steps in the correct order when there is TOO MUCH WATER IN THE BLOOD.

a)

detected by hypothalamus

b)

less ADH is released by the pituitary gland

c)

less water is reabsorbed into the blood from the kidney

d)

large amount of dilute urine is produced

e)

water concentration in the blood returns to normal

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
3.

Match the terms with their definitions

a)

concentrated

1.

more solute than solvent (water)

b)

dilute

2.

more solvent (water) than solute

c)

ADH

3.

water saving hormone

d)

hypothalamus

4.

detects amount of water in blood

e)

pituitary gland

5.

produces ADH

4.

What happens to the level of ADH in the blood when there is TOO LITTLE WATER in the blood?

a)

It decreases.

b)

It increases.

c)

There is no effect on the ADH level.

5.

What happens to the level of ADH in the blood when there is TOO MUCH WATER in the blood?

a)

It decreases.

b)

It increases.

c)

There is no effect on the ADH level.

6.

Which body systems work together to regulate water in the body?

a)

circulatory and respiratory

b)

nervous and respiratory

c)

nervous and urinary

d)

urinary and respiratory

7.

Click on the side of this diagram that represents what happens when there is TOO LITTLE WATER in the blood.

8.

Click on the side of this diagram that represents what happens when there is TOO MUCH WATER in the blood.

9.

True or False:

This section of the nephron, in yellow, is where all substances except proteins and blood cells are filtered out of the blood and enter the kidney.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Click on the blood vessel that brings waste-filled blood to the kidney.

[Hint: This vessel is located in 2 places in this diagram---click on both.]

11.

Click on the blood vessel that takes filtered (clean) blood away from the kidney.

[Hint: This vessel is located in 2 places in this diagram---click on both.]

12.

We determined that the marathon runner was suffering from...

a)

hyponatremia

b)

high blood pressure

c)

low blood sugar

d)

high body temperature

13.

Hyponatremia is a condition where

a)

the blood sodium (salt) level in the blood is lower than normal

b)

the blood sodium (salt) level in the blood is higher than normal

c)

blood pressure is higher than normal

d)

blood pressure is lower than normal

14.

Hyponatremia caused the marathon runner's brain cells to

a)

gain too much water

b)

lose too much water

c)

gain too much sugar

d)

lose too much sugar

15.

A hormone is a chemical that

a)

speeds up a chemical reaction

b)

helps control body processes

c)

contains genetic information

d)

breaks down proteins

16.

Water would ​ (a)   the cell by ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
enter
exit
osmosis
active transport
17.

The cell in the middle is in a/an (a)   solution.

Choose from the below words
isotonic
hypertonic
hypotonic
18.

Which of the following solutions contains a higher concentration of solutes than the red blood cells?

19.

Label the following cells by telling whether they are in a hypertonic, isotonic, or hypotonic environment.

20.

If each dialysis bag has a glucose solution of 5.0 ml, what would happen in each of the following scenarios:

1) It is exposed to a 5.0 ml solution. This solution is​ (a)   ; so the bag will stay normal.

2) It is exposed to a 10 ml solution. This solution is ​ (b)   ; so the bag will shrink.

3) It is exposed to a 3.5 ml solution. The solution is ​ (c)   ; so the bag will expand/blow up.

​

Choose from the below words
isotonic
hypertonic
hypotonic
21.

Label these parts of the excretory system

22.

Which beaker has a cell that will swell?

23.

Label the Solutions in each beaker. (not the cell)