Osmoregulation

• what is osmoeregulation?

  controls how much water is lost in urine
• what does osmoregulation prevent?

  swelling or shrinking of cells by osmosis
• what happens when there is too much water in the body?

  brain detects change and causes more water to be secreted in urine
• what heppens if there is too little water in the body?

  brain detects change and causes less water to be secreted in urine
• what does the body gain water from?

  food and drinks
• what does the body loose water from?

  breathing out, sweat, urine
• is there a small/large amount of concentated urine produced if there is too little water?

  Small
• is there a small/large amount of watery urine produced if there is too much water in body?

  large