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Osmoregulation is REGULATING OSMOTIC PRESSURE in your body's fluid
*Note : [ ] means concentration*
Hyperosmotic "Too Much"
High [solute] on 1 side with low [water]
Hypoosmotic "Too Little"
Low [solute] on 1 side with high [water]
Isoosmotic
same [solute+water] on both sides
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Organisms need to keep intra+extracellular fliud ISOOSMOTIC
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​to do this... cells regulate ionic balance, pH + [osmotic]
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Deamination is amino acids being removed when proteins =metabloized
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The makes ammonia which is toxic
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​But thank goodness for your liver because by combining ammonia with HCO3 we get UREA
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Urea is water soluble so it goes into your pee
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