Exam 28: Temperature and Body Fluid Regulation

The _______________ is an example of a mammal that is not an endotherm.

Animals that derive most of their body heat from the environment rather than from their own metabolism are called

The emission of electromagnetic waves produced by an animal's body or by the sun or another object is called

The renal pelvis of the mammalian kidney leads into a tube called the

The direct transfer of heat between molecules of the environment and those of the body surface of an animal is

One of the reasons that amphibians are primarily limited to freshwater aquatic habitats is that their kidneys lack __________ to concentrate urine and conserve water.

The movement of air or a liquid over the surface of the body,resulting in heat loss or gain is called

__________ are found in some crustaceans and serve to excrete metabolic waste and excess water.

Examples of animals that are typically ectothermic are the

The network of capillaries in a nephron that forms the filtrate is called the

Many freshwater protozoa have a water excretion mechanism called a

During winter,certain endotherms (e.g.,woodchucks and chipmunks)go into __________ which involves slowing of metabolic,heart,and respiratory rates.

Which type of insect is capable of endothermy?

In amphibians,reptiles,birds,and mammals,thermoregulation is controlled by special cells in the __________ of the brain.

Which of these is NOT one of the key functions involved in osmoregulation in vertebrates?

Loss of heat from a surface water molecule that escapes in the form of a gas is

In humans,the urine leaves the body through a single tube called the

The primary filtration,secretion,and reabsorption units of the vertebrate kidney are called

Excretion is best described as the elimination of __________ from an animal's body.

A countercurrent heat exchanger called the __________ allows bluefin tuna to keep swimming muscles several degrees warmer than tissues near the surface of the body.