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The _______ is central to the regulation and conservation of electrolytes in the body |
Kidney |
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This portion of the nephron acts as a filter, retaining large proteins and protein-bound constituents while most other plasma constituents pass into the filtrate |
Glomerulus |
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With normal AVP function, it creates an osmotic gradient that enables water reabsorption to be increased or decreased in response to body fluid changes in osmolality |
Henle's loop |
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Also under AVP influence, this is where final adjustment of water excretion is made |
Collecting ducts |
