Question 1

Intracellular fluids constitute about 50% of body weight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The only functionally important difference between blood plasma and interstitial fluid is the presence of more protein anions in plasma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Milliequivalents serve as an accurate measure of the physiological combining power, or reactivity, of a particular electrolyte solution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The total charge in a solution of dissolved electrolytes and a solution of dissolved non-electrolytes would both be zero.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements is (are) not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men have less body water than women do. 
B)  Adults have less body water than infants do. 
C)  Overweight people have less body water than slender people do. 
D)  All of the above are true statements. 
A)  Men have less body water than women do. 
B)  Adults have less body water than infants do. 
C)  Overweight people have less body water than slender people do. 
D)  All of the above are true statements.

Question 6

The composition of sodium in the blood plasma is equal to _____ mEq/L.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  5 
C)  102 
D)  142 
A)  2 
B)  5 
C)  102 
D)  142

Question 7

Blood hydrostatic pressure tends to force fluid out of capillaries and into interstitial fluid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In parenteral therapy, it is equally important that both intravenous and subcutaneous solutions be isotonic to plasma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not considered a "transcellular fluid"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lymph 
B)  Cerebrospinal fluid 
C)  The humors of the eye 
D)  Joint fluid 
A)  Lymph 
B)  Cerebrospinal fluid 
C)  The humors of the eye 
D)  Joint fluid

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) Osmoreceptors 
B) Electrolyte 
C) Intracellular 
D) Parenteral 
E) Extracellular
F)Milliequivalent
G)Cation
H)Anion
I)Interstitial
J)Blood hydrostatic pressure
K)Interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure 
A) Osmoreceptors 
B) Electrolyte 
C) Intracellular 
D) Parenteral 
E) Extracellular
F)Milliequivalent
G)Cation
H)Anion
I)Interstitial
J)Blood hydrostatic pressure
K)Interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure

Question 11

Vomiting or diarrhea each may cause fluid and electrolyte output to exceed intake.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Osmoreceptors are cells able to detect an increase in solute concentration in extracellular fluid caused by water loss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Parenteral solutions are given to:

Accepted Answer

A)  meet current maintenance needs for nutrients, fluids, and electrolytes. 
B)  replace past losses. 
C)  replace concurrent losses (additional losses that are in excess of maintenance needs). 
D)  do all of the above. 
A)  meet current maintenance needs for nutrients, fluids, and electrolytes. 
B)  replace past losses. 
C)  replace concurrent losses (additional losses that are in excess of maintenance needs). 
D)  do all of the above.

Question 14

Match each term with its corresponding definition.
-Specialized cells in the hypothalamus that detect increased solute concentration in extracellular fluid caused by water loss

Accepted Answer

A) Osmoreceptors 
B) Electrolyte 
C) Intracellular 
D) Parenteral 
E) Extracellular
F)Milliequivalent
G)Cation
H)Anion
I)Interstitial
J)Blood hydrostatic pressure
K)Interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure 
A) Osmoreceptors 
B) Electrolyte 
C) Intracellular 
D) Parenteral 
E) Extracellular
F)Milliequivalent
G)Cation
H)Anion
I)Interstitial
J)Blood hydrostatic pressure
K)Interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure

Question 15

As related to the Starling law, which of the following is the greatest pressure at the arterial end of the capillaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood hydrostatic pressure 
B)  Interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure 
C)  Blood colloid osmotic pressure 
D)  Interstitial colloid osmotic pressure 
A)  Blood hydrostatic pressure 
B)  Interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure 
C)  Blood colloid osmotic pressure 
D)  Interstitial colloid osmotic pressure

Question 16

Match each term with its corresponding definition.
-Force that acts to move fluid out of the tissue space and back into the blood

Accepted Answer

A) Osmoreceptors 
B) Electrolyte 
C) Intracellular 
D) Parenteral 
E) Extracellular
F)Milliequivalent
G)Cation
H)Anion
I)Interstitial
J)Blood hydrostatic pressure
K)Interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure 
A) Osmoreceptors 
B) Electrolyte 
C) Intracellular 
D) Parenteral 
E) Extracellular
F)Milliequivalent
G)Cation
H)Anion
I)Interstitial
J)Blood hydrostatic pressure
K)Interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure

Question 17

Match each term related to abnormal conditions with its corresponding definition or explanation.
-Serum potassium levels substantially below normal; a potassium deficit

Accepted Answer

A) Dehydration 
B) Hypovolemia 
C) Hyponatremia 
D) Edema 
E) Hypervolemia
F)Hyperkalemia
G)Hypokalemia 
A) Dehydration 
B) Hypovolemia 
C) Hyponatremia 
D) Edema 
E) Hypervolemia
F)Hyperkalemia
G)Hypokalemia

Question 18

Salt and glucose are examples of electrolytes found in the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Because the GFR is almost constant, the amount of hormone in the blood has the biggest impact on urine volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the most abundant cation in intracellular fluid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sodium 
B)  Chlorine 
C)  Potassium 
D)  Magnesium 
A)  Sodium 
B)  Chlorine 
C)  Potassium 
D)  Magnesium

Exam 43: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

Intracellular fluids constitute about 50% of body weight.

The only functionally important difference between blood plasma and interstitial fluid is the presence of more protein anions in plasma.

Milliequivalents serve as an accurate measure of the physiological combining power, or reactivity, of a particular electrolyte solution.

The total charge in a solution of dissolved electrolytes and a solution of dissolved non-electrolytes would both be zero.

Which of the following statements is (are) not true?

The composition of sodium in the blood plasma is equal to _____ mEq/L.

Blood hydrostatic pressure tends to force fluid out of capillaries and into interstitial fluid.

In parenteral therapy, it is equally important that both intravenous and subcutaneous solutions be isotonic to plasma.

Which of the following is not considered a "transcellular fluid"?

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

Vomiting or diarrhea each may cause fluid and electrolyte output to exceed intake.

Osmoreceptors are cells able to detect an increase in solute concentration in extracellular fluid caused by water loss.

Parenteral solutions are given to:

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -Specialized cells in the hypothalamus that detect increased solute concentration in extracellular fluid caused by water loss

As related to the Starling law, which of the following is the greatest pressure at the arterial end of the capillaries?

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -Force that acts to move fluid out of the tissue space and back into the blood

Match each term related to abnormal conditions with its corresponding definition or explanation. -Serum potassium levels substantially below normal; a potassium deficit

Salt and glucose are examples of electrolytes found in the body.

Because the GFR is almost constant, the amount of hormone in the blood has the biggest impact on urine volume.

What is the most abundant cation in intracellular fluid?

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