Exam 20:Fluid–Electrolyte and Acid–Base Balance-Part B

If the osmolarity of a solution decreases,this means that the relative amount of dissolved substances has ________________________.

Water within blood vessels is called _________________________.

Intracellular fluid is found _____________________,and is approximately _______________ of the total body fluid.

The smallest source of daily water intake for a person comes from _________________________.

The hormone that increases reabsorption of water by the kidneys following reabsorption of sodium ions is _______________________________.

The specialized fluid _________________________ is a shock absorber for the central nervous system.

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

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

A cation is a ______________________ such as _______________________.

The body fluids in which proteins are significant organic anions are __________________ and __________________________.

The major effect of alkalosis on the body is __________________________________.

The bicarbonate buffer system will buffer a strong acid by forming a ____________________ and a(n)______________________.

The electrolyte that is part of DNA and RNA is ______________________.

To compensate for metabolic alkalosis,respirations will ___________________ in order to __________________________ carbon dioxide.

In blood plasma,the major cation is _____________________ and the major anion is ________________________.

To compensate for metabolic acidosis,respirations will _____________________ in order to __________________________ carbon dioxide.

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

The movement of water through a membrane from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure is called ________________________.

By the process of osmosis,tissue fluid becomes ____________________________.

The three sources of daily water intake for the body,from greatest to least,are ___________________,____________________,and __________________________.