Question 13

(Multiple Choice)

The vertebrate kidney helps to keep the acidity of the body fluids constant by varying the amount of hydrogen ions (H+)it secretes into the urine. This aspect of kidney function, like other mechanisms of homeostasis, is most likely controlled by ________.


A)a negative feedback mechanism
B)nerve impulses from the brain
C)a hormone produced in the brain
D)a hormone produced in the kidney itself

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