General Animal Physiology Course Syllabus
Biology 436
 
Lecture 38:  Fluid and Acid-Base Balance


Sherwood - Chapter 13

Objective:  Control of salt balance is primarily important in regulating the extracellular fluid volume.

1.  Obligatory loss of salt
2.  Hypertonicity
        a.  dehydration
3.  Hypotonicity
4.  Thirst

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