Exam 19: Fluidelectrolyte and Acidbase Balance

If the osmolarity of a solution increases, this means that the relative amount of water has ____________________.

The bicarbonate buffer system will buffer a strong acid by forming a ____________________ and a ____________________.

Osmoreceptors to detect changes in body water/salt proportions are found in the:

An amino acid acts as an acid in body fluids when the ____________________ group gives off a ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of ions and solutions?

The electrolyte that is essential for blood clotting is ____________________.

The three sources of daily water intake for the body, from greatest to least, are ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

The major effect of alkalosis on the body is ____________________.

Most of the loss of body water is by way of ____________________.

Anions are:

Approximately one-third of the total body water is found ____, and is called ____ fluid.

Tissue fluid is formed by the process of:

The protein buffer system is the most important buffer system in ____________________ fluid.

Too little water in the body:

By the process of osmosis, tissue fluid becomes ____________________.

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

Blood plasma becomes tissue fluid by the process of ____________________.

All of these affect water loss from the body except:

The function of ADH is to:

Negative ions such as chloride and sulfate are called: