The Specialized Cells of the ____________________, Located Within the ____________________

question 58

Short Answer

The specialized cells of the ____________________, located within the ____________________, detect changes in the rate at which fluid is flowing past them through the distal tubule.In response, they secrete vasoactive chemicals that influence the GFR by making adjustments in the caliber of the ____________________ arterioles.This is known as the ____________________ feedback mechanism.

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Definitions:

Choanoflagellates

A group of free-living unicellular and colonial flagellate eukaryotes considered to be the closest living relatives of animals.

Ribbon Worms

A group of soft-bodied, often very long and slender invertebrates belonging to the phylum Nemertea.

Flatworms

A phylum of simple, bilaterally symmetrical, unsegmented invertebrates with a flattened body, including planarians, flukes, and tapeworms.

Acoelomates

Animals without a coelom, or body cavity, between the digestive tract and the outer body wall, including flatworms.