Exam 43: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

Cerebrospinal fluid is part of the:

The tonicity of a solution is not important when it is administered subcutaneously.

Explain how the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism works to help maintain fluid balance.

Ingested liquids are the major source of water for the body, followed by water formed from a catabolism, with a smaller amount coming from water in foods.

The two major factors that determine urine volume are glomerular filtration rate and blood volume.

Which of the following is not a cause of hypervolemia?

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -An ion with a positive charge

Potassium loss is rarely a problem because it is so well absorbed by the kidney.

Strenuous physical activity on a hot day can generate as much as 5 L of sweat a day.

Organic compounds are important sources of electrolytes.

What are anions? What are cations? Give examples of each.

Which of the following electrolytes is not a cation?

If two electrodes charged with a weak current were placed in a solution of NaCl, the negative electrode would attract:

Colloid pressure is the chief regulator of water transfer between intracellular and interstitial fluid.

The dissociated particles of an electrolyte are called ions.

The body tissue with the least amount of water is bone.

As related to the Starling law, which of the following has the greatest effect on water reentering the capillaries?

The total fluid or water content of the human body ranges from _____ of its total weight.

A decrease in solute concentration in the extracellular fluid will cause water to leave the cell in an attempt to compensate.

The release of ADH will cause an increase in the reabsorption of sodium and water by the kidney.