Exam 19: Fluidelectrolyte and Acidbase Balance

The part of the brain that regulates the water content of the body is the ____, because it has ____.

Cations are:

With respect to the kidneys, the two hormones that increase the reabsorption of water are __________________ from the posterior pituitary gland, and ____________________ from the adrenal cortex.

Which statement is NOT true of metabolic acidosis?

An amino acid acts as a base in body fluids when:

Tissue fluid becomes intracellular fluid by the process of ____________________.

Water within lymph vessels is called ____________________.

The pH-regulating mechanism that has the least capacity to buffer an ongoing pH imbalance is the:

The specialized fluid ____________________ prevents friction between the pleural membranes.

The movement of water through a membrane from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure is called ____________________.

Increased respiration rate for the purpose of exhaling more carbon dioxide is a compensation for ____________________.

Water intake for the body, from least to greatest amounts, is:

Anions are:

Most of the water intake for the body comes from:

To compensate for metabolic alkalosis, respirations will:

An electrolyte is a substance that, in water, dissociates into its _____________.

The electrolytes that are essential for normal nerve impulse transmission are ____________________ and ____________________.

Lethargy and decreased awareness are signs of a pH imbalance with the body fluids becoming too ____________________.

Filtration takes place because:

The respiratory system is important for pH regulation because it controls the amount of ____________________ in body fluids, which in turn affects the number of ____________________ present in body fluids.