BIOM 3200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neural Development, Thyroidectomy, Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

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What happens if adh gene is mutated: brattleboro rats lack adh, which leads to excessive thirst, excessive dilute urine and this ultimately leads to diabetes insipid and the kidneys can"t conserve water. Adh and bedwetting: in normal children, adh secretion shows a circadian rhythm where the adh levels increase at night which leads to an increase in reabsorption of water. Water in humans: body water content varies with gender and age, babies: 75, women: 50, men: 60, elderly men and women: 45% Water homeostasis: maintaining water balance: water intake must equal water loss, water intake: drinking uid and water in food, water produced by metabolism, water loss: urine, feces, sweat and lungs. Where is all this water: the largest store is in the kidneys, the second largest store is in the lungs, and the third largest store is in the skin.

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