Exam 19: Fluidelectrolyte and Acidbase Balance

When there is too little water in the body, the secretion of the hormone ____________________ increases, and urinary output ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of fluid volume and hormones? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

A hormone that increases urinary output is:

Approximately two-thirds of the total body water is found ____, and is called ____ fluid.

If the osmolarity of a solution decreases, this means that the relative amount of dissolved substances has ____________________.

The pH-regulating mechanism that works most slowly is the:

In plasma and tissue fluid, ____________________ are significant organic anions.

Which statement is NOT true of the pH-regulating mechanisms of the body?

The body fluids in which proteins are significant organic anions are ____________________ and ____________________.