Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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The significance of a closed-circulatory system in freshwater vertebrates for osmoregulation.

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Osmoregulation may be defined as the process by, which an organism is able to maintain a balance between water and ions inside the body regardless of external environment. The closed-circulatory system (blood flows in closed vessels and capillaries) in vertebrates is able to carry the process of osmoregulation in a very efficient manner.

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