FLUID ELECTROLYTE AND ACID BASE BALANCE EXAM ;; QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS;; GRADED A+
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T OR F: Adipose tissue is one of the most hydrated of all tissues in the human body. - ANSWER FALSE
T OR F: The most abundant cation in intracellular fluid is sodium. - ANSWER FALSE
T OR F: Electrolytes determine most of the chemical and physical reactions of the body. - ANSWER TRUE
T OR F: Solu...
FLUID ELECTROLYTE AND ACID BASE BALANCE
EXAM ;; QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS;;
GRADED A+
T OR F: Adipose tissue is one of the most hydrated of all tissues in the human body. - ANSWER FALSE
T OR F: The most abundant cation in intracellular fluid is sodium. - ANSWER FALSE
T OR F: Electrolytes determine most of the chemical and physical reactions of the body. - ANSWER TRUE
T OR F: Solutes, regardless of size, are able to move freely between compartments because water carries
them along the osmotic gradients. - ANSWER FALSE
The fluid link between the external and internal environment is ________. - ANSWER plasma
Whereas sodium is found mainly in the extracellular fluid, most ________ is found in the intracellular
fluid. - ANSWER potassium
Which of the following describes the distribution of sodium and potassium between cells and body
fluids? - ANSWER K+ mainly in the cells, Na+ in the body fluids
The movement of fluids between cellular compartments ________. - ANSWER is regulated by osmotic
and hydrostatic forces
Extracellular fluid in the human body is composed of all of the following except ________. - ANSWER
lymph and interstitial fluid
cerebrospinal fluid
GLUCOSE
blood plasma
, Which of the following statements is true regarding fluid shifts? - ANSWER Electrolytes have greater
osmotic power than nonelectrolytes and therefore have the greatest ability to cause fluid shifts.
Which of the following does not depend on the presence of electrolytes? - ANSWER maintenance of
osmotic relations between cells and ECF
neuromuscular excitability
membrane polarity
AMOUNT OF BODY FAT
The preferred intracellular negative ion is ________. - ANSWER hydrogen phosphate
The fluid that bathes the cells found in tissues is called: - ANSWER interstitial fluid
Which of the following is an electrolyte? - ANSWER potassium
Problems with fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance are particularly common in infants because of
their ________. - ANSWER inefficient kidneys
A patient is breathing slowly and blood pH analysis indicates an abnormally high value. What is the likely
diagnosis? - ANSWER metabolic alkalosis
Which of the following is not a chemical buffer system? - ANSWER protein
phosphate
NUCLEIC ACID
bicarbonate
The regulation of potassium balance ________. - ANSWER involves aldosterone-induced secretion of
potassium
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