Exam 12: Water and Electrolytes

Which organs are responsible for regulation of extracellular water osmolarity and volume?

Dietary intake of which mineral correlates positively with blood pressure?

Most sodium absorption occurs in the small intestine and the proximal portion of the colon.

Which body water reservoir is made up of plasma and interstitial fluid?

Match each hormone or enzyme with its site of production and function in regulating fluid and electrolyte balance. -vasopressin

The anions in extracellular fluid (ECF)are ____.

Explain the relationship between dietary sodium intake and essential hypertension.

Which hormone,stimulated by increased blood pressure stretching the heart,functions to inhibit sodium reabsorption to promote sodium excretion?

The major regulatory factor controlling sodium and chloride balance in the body is the bicarbonate-carbonic acid system.

Interstitial fluid ____.

Water accounts for what percentage of the body weight in a normal adult?

The majority of water in the gastrointestinal tract is absorbed in the ____.

Nearly all chloride consumed in the diet comes from consumed sodium chloride (salt).

Approximately how much water is released into the gastrointestinal tract daily as part of secretions?

Match the deficiency symptom with the hormone or electrolyte. -chloride

The major source of water to the body is ____.

Explain how ACE inhibitors work to treat hypertension.

A good predictor of hypertension is a measurement of ____.

Recent research has shown that a moderate intake of which substance can lower blood pressure?

According to the DASH study,which type of diet is effective in lowering blood pressure?