List, Compare, and Contrast the Locations and Stimuli for Respiratory

question 40

Essay

List, compare, and contrast the locations and stimuli for respiratory chemoreceptors.

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Definitions:

Distal Convoluted Tubule

A tubular segment of the nephron in the kidney involved in the reabsorption of water, sodium, and chloride, and thereby contributing to urine formation.

Actively Secreted

The process by which substances are transported out of a cell involving energy consumption, often against a concentration gradient.

Bicarbonate Ions

Ions that act as a buffer in maintaining the pH balance in blood and other fluids in the body.

ADH

Antidiuretic hormone, a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that regulates the body's retention of water by increasing the concentration of urine.