Lecture
35: Urinary System - Osmoregulation Sherwood: Chapter 12 & 13
Objective:
The first unequivocal evidence for an initial ultrafiltration process
in the kidney was obtained on frogs.
1. Osmoregulation
in aquatic environments
a. freshwater vs
marine
b. excretion in
fish
2. Osmoregulation in terrestrial environments
a. excretion in
amphibians
b. excretion in
reptiles |