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Build the thirst response

Exercise and reference answers

Steps
  1. Water leaves blood
  2. Osmolality rises
  3. Osmoreceptors fire
  4. Hypothalamus acts
  5. Thirst is felt
  6. Person drinks
Instructions
Tap the stages of the thirst response in the order they actually happen.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 26 "Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance", section Regulation of Water Intake_
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