Exam 12: Water and Electrolytes

Which enzyme facilitates formation of carbonic acid?

A chloride deficiency might lead to problems in which systems? Give details.

Which hormone hydrolyzes angiotensinogen,thus generating angiotensin I?

Acidosis occurs when ____.

The concentration of proteins is much higher in the plasma than in the interstitial fluid because proteins are too large to pass through the capillary endothelium.

In the body,water moves ____.

Some research has shown that supplements of which mineral are associated with significant reductions in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure,especially in individuals with hypertension?

What is the basis for replacing some of the NaCl in the diet with KCl,and how does it work?

The major filtration force in capillaries is ____.

What is the condition that may result in cardiac arrhythmias when extracellular potassium is increased?

Which of the following is NOT a cationic electrolyte of extracellular fluid?

Which process gives the body the capacity to maintain constancy in the internal environment? 

Which mineral serves as the major intracellular fluid cation?

What is the condition that occurs in starvation or diabetes in which there is an increase in the urinary excretion of ammonia?

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

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

Water moves among the various body compartments in a regulated manner strongly affected by sodium in the intracellular fluid compartment.

Match the deficiency symptom with the hormone or electrolyte. -angiotensin II

The movement of water among the various body compartments is regulated by the presence of ____.

What is a major function of chloride?