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Chapter 55: Maintaining Homeostasis


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Chapter 55: Maintaining Homeostasis

p. 1096: homeostasis, sensors, set point, integrating center, effectors, negative feedback loop

p. 1098: endothermic, ectothermic

p. 1099: positive feedback loops

p. 1100: intracellular, extracellular, osmolality, isosmotic, hypoosmotic, hyperosmotic, hypertonic, osmotic pressure, hypotonic, isotonic, osmoconformers, osmoregulators

p. 1102: contractile vacuoles, excretory tubules, protonephridia, flame cells, metanephridia, nephrostomes, filtration, reabsorption, antennal glands, Malpighian tubules, secretion

p. 1104: kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, renal pelvis, renal cortex, renal medulla, excretion, nephrons, juxtamedullary nephrons, cortical nephrons, afferent arteriole, glomerulus (plural, glomeruli), urethra

p. 1105: glomerular filtrate, Bowman's capsule, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule, collecting duct, efferent arteriole, peritubular capillaries

p. 1110: salt glands, cloaca

p. 1112: ascending limb (of the loop of Henle)

p. 1113: vasa recta, descending limb, countercurrent multiplier system, antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin)

p. 1114: nitrogenous wastes, ammonia (NH3), urea, uric acid, flushing, detoxification, insolubilization, guano, uricase, allantoin, gout

p. 1115: osmoreceptors, diabetes insipidus, aldosterone

p. 1116: juxtaglomerular apparatus, renin, angiotensin I, angiotensinogen, angiotensin II, atrial natriuretic hormone

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