Exam 19: Fluidelectrolyte and Acidbase Balance

In tissue fluid, the major cation is ____________________ and the major anion is ____________________.

In intracellular fluid, the major cation is ____________________ and the major anion is ____________________.

An amino acid acts as an acid in body fluids when:

The electrolyte that is an important part of gastric juice is:

The bicarbonate buffer system will buffer a strong acid by forming:

The smallest source of daily water intake for a person comes from ____________________.

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

Serous fluid is:

Which specialized body fluid is NOT paired with its correct location?

To compensate for acidosis, the kidneys will:

Involuntary muscle contractions are signs of a pH imbalance with the body fluids becoming too ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of metabolic alkalosis?

An amino acid acts as a base in body fluids when the ____________________ group picks up a ____________________.

The respiratory system is important for pH regulation because it controls the amount of ____________________ in body fluids.

Cerebrospinal fluid is:

Most of the water lost from the body is in the form of:

The respiratory system is important for acid-base balance because it regulates the ____ in body fluids.

Extracellular fluid makes up approximately ____ of the total body fluid, and includes ____.

With respect to the kidneys, the two hormones that increase the reabsorption of water are ____________________ and ____________________.

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