Exam 43: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

Diuretics, used cautiously, can be used to treat hypovolemia.

The body's major fluid compartments are called the extracellular and intracellular fluid compartments.

The plasma membrane separates the intracellular and extracellular fluid compartments.

Thirst is associated with any condition that decreases total volume of body water, such as blood loss or hemorrhage.

Edema may occur when:

Abnormal conditions that cause fluid and electrolyte output to exceed input include all the following except:

Which of the following two forces tend to move fluid out of the blood vessel?

In young adults, the percentage of body weight composed of water will average about _____ for males and _____ for females.

ANH assists in the regulation of urine volume.

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -Outside the cell

The reactivity or combining power of an electrolyte depends solely on the number of molecular particles present.

In accordance with the physical laws governing filtration and osmosis, which of the following statements is true?

The volume of interstitial fluid is greater than the volume of plasma.

The thirst center, which contains specialized cells called osmoreceptors, is located in the:

Cerebrospinal fluid is part of the _____ fluid.

Which of the following two forces tend to move fluid into the blood vessel?

Proteins in body fluids are considered anions.

Which type of tissue has the least amount of water?

The chief means of regulating body sodium levels is through sweat loss.

Intracellular fluid is the only fluid that usually contains protein.