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To explain: The types of osmoregulatory challenges that humans do experience.
Introduction: The osmoregulation is a process by which an organism maintains balance of water in the body. It regulates the movement of the water and ions inside the cell. The fluid moves from the region of the higher concentration to the region of the lower concentration down the concentration gradient. The numerous examples include marine fishes, freshwater fishes and humans.
To determine: The mechanisms that humans have to meet the osmoregulatory challenges.
Introduction: The osmoregulation is a process by which an organism maintains balance of water in the body. It regulates the movement of the water and ions inside the cell. The fluid moves from the region of the higher concentration to the region of the lower concentration down the concentration gradient. The numerous examples include marine fishes, freshwater fishes and humans.
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