Exam 19: Fluidelectrolyte and Acidbase Balance

The phosphate buffer system is important for pH regulation by the ____________________ (organ).

Water within lymph vessels is called ____________________.

Positive ions such as calcium and sodium are called:

To compensate for metabolic alkalosis,respirations will:

The major effect of alkalosis on the body is ____________________.

If the kidneys are excreting fewer hydrogen ions,the pH of body fluids will probably ____________________.

The pH-regulating mechanisms,in order from greatest to least capacity to buffer an ongoing pH imbalance,are the ____________________,____________________ and ____________________.

The electrolyte that is an important part of gastric juice is ____________________,because it is part of ____________________.

The hormone that increases excretion of water by the kidneys following the excretion of sodium ions is:

The pH-regulating mechanism that has the greatest capacity to buffer an ongoing pH imbalance is the ____________________.

The concentration of dissolved substances in a solution is called ____________________.

The hormone that increases excretion of water by the kidneys following excretion of sodium ions is ____________________.

When there is too little water in the body,the secretion of the hormone ____________________ increases,and urinary output ____________________.

The phosphate buffer system buffers a strong acid by forming a(n)____________________ and a(n)____________________.

The respiratory system is important for pH regulation because it controls the amount of ____________________ in body fluids,which in turn affects the number of ____________________ present in body fluids.

The part of the brain that regulates the water content of the body is the ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of metabolic acidosis?

The part of the brain that regulates the water content of the body is the ____,because it has ____.

Water intake for the body,from least to greatest amounts,is:

Water found within cells is called: