Maintaining water balance/ regulating blood pressure

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2 systems that DIRECTLY regulate water in the body

  1. nervous system

  2. endocrine system

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What is the nervous system and how does it work

Located in the brain and it uses sensors to sense problems and send signals to the endocrine system

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What is the endocrine system and how does it work

made of glands and releases hormones to help counteract change

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True or false blood dehydration causes osmotic pressure/gradient to decrease

false it causes it to increase

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True or false: Hydration causes osmotic pressure/ gradient to decrease - blood hydration

True, this is what the nervous system is detecting