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Osmometer Cells in the Brain Sense an Increase in the Salt

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Osmometer cells in the brain sense an increase in the salt concentration of plasma.This information is sent to the hypothalamus, which notifies the pituitary gland to release the hormone, ADH.ADH causes the kidney to save water, which lowers the salt concentration of the plasma.What characteristic of life does this overall pathway represent?


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Histogram

A graphical representation of data using bars of different heights, where each bar groups numbers into ranges, showing the frequency of data within each range.

Observations

Individual pieces of data collected during a study or experiment.

Relative Frequencies

The ratio of the number of times a particular value occurs to the total number of observations, often expressed as a percentage.

Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, displayed as bars representing the frequency of data within certain ranges.

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