Nutrition
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ISBN: 9781337906371
Author: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz., WHITNEY, Ellie
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Water balance in our body is maintained by the kidneys or by the brain. Both of these contain specialized osmoreceptors that detect any change in plasma osmolarity. Kidneys play a crucial role in drawing extra water from the body through the process of osmosis. Osmosis is regulated by levels of sodium and potassium in the blood and any altercation in these levels will either increase or decrease the blood pressure.
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