Exam 32: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

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

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

The most common cause of edema is generalized venous congestion as a result of heart failure.

The total concentration of anions in blood plasma is slightly higher than the total concentration of cations.

Juxtaglomerular cells are located in the:

A body weight loss of 7% due to dehydration is the most that can be tolerated and still sustain life.

List the four pressures associated with the Starling law of the capillaries.Explain what the effects are of these pressures in terms of moving fluid into or out of the capillaries.

Intracellular fluids constitute about 50% of body weight.

Which of the following is not considered an extracellular fluid?

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

The amounts of antidiuretic hormone and aldosterone secreted determine the amount of water reabsorbed in the tubules.

With an equal milligram percent in solution,calcium would have a(n)_____ milliequivalent than potassium.

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

The skin is one of the areas of the body that contributes to obligatory water loss.

Fluid tends to be pushed out of the blood vessels at the venous end and reabsorbed at the arterial end.

The principle of fluid balance states that fluid intake normally equals fluid output.

Respiration contributes to the obligatory water loss of the body.

Describe the functioning thirst center.Where is it located?

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

Angiotensin I is converted to angiotensin II in the: