During dehydration, the blood's water potential decreases, causing water to move out of the osmoreceptor cells into the blood via osmosis, resulting in a decrease in cell volume.
Wanneer een persoon gedehydrateerd is, neemt het celvolume van een osmoreceptor af. Leg uit waarom (2 punten)
| Front | When a person is dehydrated, the cell volume of an osmoreceptor decreases. Explain why ( 2 marks) |
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| Back | 1. Water potential of blood will decrease; 2. Water moves from osmoreceptor into blood by osmosis; |
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