osmolarity
Americannoun
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As blood osmolarity decreases, a negative feedback mechanism reduces osmoreceptor activity in the hypothalamus, and ADH secretion is reduced.
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The numbers within the loop show the osmolarity of the filtrate, while the numbers between the two loops indicate the osmolarity of the interstitial fluid within the kidney tissue.
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The water it lives in has very low osmolarity, which causes water to constantly diffuse into the fish’s body.
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The osmolarity would decrease, allowing the interstitial fluid to reabsorb solutes.
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The osmolarity would increase, allowing the interstitial fluid to reabsorb water.
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