Non-Kidney Osmoregulatory Structures Flashcards

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Freshwater fish and amphibians

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Hyposmotic to the water they live in, therefore gain H2O and lose salts to the freshwater

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Saltwater fish

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Hyposmotic to the ocean, therefore lose water and take on salts from ocean

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Chloride Cells

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In freshwater they pump ions into fish and in saltwater they pump salts out of the fish, using the gills

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Marine Birds and Reptiles that have to drink saltwater

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Have a salt gland near nose or eyes that secretes the salts, marine iguanas sneeze out secretions from salt gland

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