A2 Biology Homeostasis and Osmoregulation Revision

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What do the terms, 'negative' and, 'feedback' mean in negative feedback?
Negative as in an increase causes a decrease and vice versa and feedback as in a chain of events feeds back to the variable.
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What term describes the blood vessel that leads blood into the glomerulus?
Afferent arteriole
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What term describes the divisions of the medulla in the kidney?
Renal pyramids
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What protein makes up the glomerular basement membrane?
Collagen IV
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In which tube does selective reabsorption primarily occur?
Proximal convoluted tubule
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Where is ADH stored?
Posterior lobe of pituitary body
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How does ADH work to increase the reabsorption of water?
Walls of the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct become thinner
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What term describes the blood vessel that leads blood into the glomerulus?

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Afferent arteriole

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What term describes the divisions of the medulla in the kidney?

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What protein makes up the glomerular basement membrane?

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In which tube does selective reabsorption primarily occur?

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