A Potent Stimulus for Producing Osmometric Thirst Involves

question 2

Multiple Choice

A potent stimulus for producing osmometric thirst involves

• A) evaporation from the lungs during the winter months.
• B) vomiting during illness.
• C) loss of blood after an automobile trauma.
• D) ingestion of a bag of salted potato chips.
• E) perspiration.

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Southern Hemisphere

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Canadian Shield

A vast area of mostly crystalline rocks exposed in the eastern half of Canada and the Great Lakes region of the United States.

Precambrian

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