Question 1

Blood plasma is the body fluid that varies the most.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Match each term or phrase with its corresponding description or definition.
-Condition caused by an abnormal increase in interstitial fluid causing swelling in parts of the body, frequently the lower limbs

Accepted Answer

A) Ion 
B) Dehydration 
C) Intracellular fluid 
D) Hypokalemia 
E) ADH
F)Decrease in capillary blood pressure
G)ANH
H)Hypocalcemia
I)Drop in blood protein levels
J)Electrolyte
K)Hyponatremia
L)Overhydration
M)Aldosterone
N)Interstitial fluid
O)Edema 
A) Ion 
B) Dehydration 
C) Intracellular fluid 
D) Hypokalemia 
E) ADH
F)Decrease in capillary blood pressure
G)ANH
H)Hypocalcemia
I)Drop in blood protein levels
J)Electrolyte
K)Hyponatremia
L)Overhydration
M)Aldosterone
N)Interstitial fluid
O)Edema

Question 3

Explain what variables affect the percentage of body water a person might have.

Accepted Answer

The percentage of body water a person ha

Question 4

Would a drop in capillary blood pressure or an increase in capillary blood pressure be more likely to cause edema? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

An increase in capillary blood pressure

Question 5

What is edema? Explain the cause of edema. What are some organs that might be affected?

Accepted Answer

Edema is a medical term used to describe

Question 6

Match each term or phrase with its corresponding description or definition.
-One mechanism that causes a decrease in the interstitial fluid volume

Accepted Answer

A) Ion 
B) Dehydration 
C) Intracellular fluid 
D) Hypokalemia 
E) ADH
F)Decrease in capillary blood pressure
G)ANH
H)Hypocalcemia
I)Drop in blood protein levels
J)Electrolyte
K)Hyponatremia
L)Overhydration
M)Aldosterone
N)Interstitial fluid
O)Edema 
A) Ion 
B) Dehydration 
C) Intracellular fluid 
D) Hypokalemia 
E) ADH
F)Decrease in capillary blood pressure
G)ANH
H)Hypocalcemia
I)Drop in blood protein levels
J)Electrolyte
K)Hyponatremia
L)Overhydration
M)Aldosterone
N)Interstitial fluid
O)Edema

Question 7

Which group of people has the highest percentage of body water?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young adult males 
B)  Young adult females 
C)  Babies 
D)  The elderly 
A)  Young adult males 
B)  Young adult females 
C)  Babies 
D)  The elderly

Question 8

Water is not lost from the

Accepted Answer

A)  catabolism of food. 
B)  lungs. 
C)  kidneys. 
D)  skin. 
A)  catabolism of food. 
B)  lungs. 
C)  kidneys. 
D)  skin.

Question 9

What are the symptoms of sodium imbalance?

Accepted Answer

Sodium imbalance in the body can manifes

Question 10

One of the organs that is most stressed from overhydration is the heart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

List the causes of hypernatremia and hyponatremia.

Accepted Answer

Hypernatremia, or high sodium levels in

Question 12

A decrease in capillary blood pressure and an increase in blood protein both increase interstitial fluid volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Both aldosterone and ADH reduce the amount of urine produced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

There is more fluid inside the cells of the body than outside the cells of the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The most abundant compound in the human body is water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An increase in capillary blood pressure and an increase in blood protein have opposite effects on the interstitial fluid volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Women tend to have a higher percentage of body water than do men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Babies tend to have a higher percentage of body water than the elderly do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match each term or phrase with its corresponding description or definition.
-Condition caused by a lower-than-normal blood concentration of potassium

Accepted Answer

A) Ion 
B) Dehydration 
C) Intracellular fluid 
D) Hypokalemia 
E) ADH
F)Decrease in capillary blood pressure
G)ANH
H)Hypocalcemia
I)Drop in blood protein levels
J)Electrolyte
K)Hyponatremia
L)Overhydration
M)Aldosterone
N)Interstitial fluid
O)Edema 
A) Ion 
B) Dehydration 
C) Intracellular fluid 
D) Hypokalemia 
E) ADH
F)Decrease in capillary blood pressure
G)ANH
H)Hypocalcemia
I)Drop in blood protein levels
J)Electrolyte
K)Hyponatremia
L)Overhydration
M)Aldosterone
N)Interstitial fluid
O)Edema

Question 20

Hyperkalemia is a(n) _____-normal level of _____ in the blood.

Accepted Answer

A)  above; sodium 
B)  below; sodium 
C)  above; calcium 
D)  above; potassium 
A)  above; sodium 
B)  below; sodium 
C)  above; calcium 
D)  above; potassium

Exam 21: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

Blood plasma is the body fluid that varies the most.

Match each term or phrase with its corresponding description or definition. -Condition caused by an abnormal increase in interstitial fluid causing swelling in parts of the body, frequently the lower limbs

Explain what variables affect the percentage of body water a person might have.

Would a drop in capillary blood pressure or an increase in capillary blood pressure be more likely to cause edema? Explain your answer.

What is edema? Explain the cause of edema. What are some organs that might be affected?

Match each term or phrase with its corresponding description or definition. -One mechanism that causes a decrease in the interstitial fluid volume

Which group of people has the highest percentage of body water?

Water is not lost from the

What are the symptoms of sodium imbalance?

One of the organs that is most stressed from overhydration is the heart.

List the causes of hypernatremia and hyponatremia.

A decrease in capillary blood pressure and an increase in blood protein both increase interstitial fluid volume.

Both aldosterone and ADH reduce the amount of urine produced.

There is more fluid inside the cells of the body than outside the cells of the body.

The most abundant compound in the human body is water.

An increase in capillary blood pressure and an increase in blood protein have opposite effects on the interstitial fluid volume.

Women tend to have a higher percentage of body water than do men.

Babies tend to have a higher percentage of body water than the elderly do.

Match each term or phrase with its corresponding description or definition. -Condition caused by a lower-than-normal blood concentration of potassium

Hyperkalemia is a(n) _____-normal level of _____ in the blood.

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