Osmoregulation is a process that regulates the osmotic pressure of fluids and electrolytic balance in organisms. In animals, this process is brought about by osmoreceptors, which can detect changes in osmotic pressure. Humans and most other warm-blooded organisms have osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus. Besides the brain, osmoregulators are also found in the kidneys..
Homology, studies the comparable characteristics of the physiology, structure or development of various species based on their decent from a similar evolutionary ancestor.
