Exam 19: Fluidelectrolyte and Acidbase Balance

The pH-regulating mechanism that works most slowly is the ____________________.

If a cellular fluid is becoming too alkaline,an amino acid will:

The protein buffer system is the most important buffer system in:

The hormone that directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys is:

The part of the brain that regulates the water content of the body is the:

If the osmolarity of a solution decreases,this means that the relative amount of ____________________ has increased.

Too little water in the body is called ___________________________ and on a hot day may be caused by excessive ______________________.

The pH-regulating mechanisms,in order from most rapid to slowest,are the ____________________,____________________,and ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of the pH-regulating mechanisms of the body?

The major electrolytes in intracellular fluid are:

An amino acid acts as a base in body fluids when the ____________________ group picks up a(n)____________________.

Approximately two-thirds of the total body fluid is found ____________________ and is called ____________________.

Tissue fluid is formed by the process of:

The electrolyte that is essential for blood clotting is ____________________.

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

A substance that,in water,dissociates into its positive and negative ions,is called a(n)____________________.

A hormone that will maintain or increase blood volume is:

Osmoreceptors to detect changes in body water/salt proportions are found in the:

Metabolic water is the water produced in the body during ____________________.

A cation that is needed for ATP production and that is abundant within cells is: