Chapter 17 Fluid & Electrolyte Balance Exam Questions Correctly Answered.
Feedback - CORRECT ANSWER The relaying of information about a given condition to the appropriate organ or system.
ICF - CORRECT ANSWER Intracellular Fluid
One of the two main compartments body fluids are divided into, ...
Chapter 17 Fluid & Electrolyte Balance
Exam Questions Correctly Answered.
Feedback - CORRECT ANSWER The relaying of information about a given condition to the appropriate
organ or system.
ICF - CORRECT ANSWER Intracellular Fluid
One of the two main compartments body fluids are divided into, which is fluid inside the cells.
Constitutes about 1/2 to 2/3 of the total body fluid in an adult.
ECF - CORRECT ANSWER Extracellular Fluid
One of the two main compartments body fluids are divided into which is fluid outside the cells.
Constitutes abotu 1/3 of the total body fluid in an adult.
Interstitial Fluid - CORRECT ANSWER Found between cells
Intravascular Fluid - CORRECT ANSWER Fluid is the watery fluid in blood known as plasma.
CSF - CORRECT ANSWER Cerebral Spinal Fluid
Found in brain & spinal cord.
Transcellular Fluids - CORRECT ANSWER Specialized ECFs, are usually within epithelial-lined spaces;
these include synovial fluid in joint cavities, CSF, & Aqueous (ocular) fluid in the eyes.
Hypovolemic Shock - CORRECT ANSWER A significant loss of ECF volume can drop in blood pressure to a
life-threatening point where cells can no longer function, due to a lack of oxygen and nutrients. This
results in a condition known as Hypovolemic Shock.
ECF in the fluid that is most important in _______. - CORRECT ANSWER Fluid Balance
, GI Tract - CORRECT ANSWER Gastrointestinal tract.
The water found within the cells is called_______ fluid is about _________ (fraction) of the total body
water. - CORRECT ANSWER Intracellular (ICF); 2/3
All the water found outside cells is called _______fluid. - CORRECT ANSWER Extracellular (ECF)
This fluid (ECF) may be given more specific names when found in specific locations. Name each of these
fluids:
Match each of these specialized fluids with its proper location:
1. Cerebrospinal Fluid
2. Aqueous Humor
3. Synovial Fluid
4. Serous Fluid
A. Within the eyeball
B. Between membranes such as the pleural membranes
C. Around and within the CNS
D. Within joint cavities - CORRECT ANSWER 1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
The body's major source of water is ________. - CORRECT ANSWER drinking fluids
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