Exam 21: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

The hormone ADH is produced by the adrenal cortex and acts to reduce the amount of urine produced.

Because muscle tissue has less water than adipose tissue,a person who is overweight has a higher percentage of body water than does a person in better physical condition.

Which of the following decreases interstitial fluid volume?

List the names and the sources of the hormones that play a role in fluid regulation.

A decrease in capillary blood pressure and an increase in blood protein have the same effect on interstitial fluid volume: An increase in the volume.

Salt must constantly be taken in by the diet because there is a loss of about 1000 mEq per day through the digestive system.

Having enough table salt in the diet can prevent hyponatremia.

What is overhydration? Give one possible cause of overhydration.What organ is stressed by overhydration?

List the sources of water for the body and the ways in which water can be lost from the body.

An increase in blood protein decreases the volume of fluid in the blood.

The hormone aldosterone causes a(n)_____ the kidneys.

If sodium were in high concentration in the blood,the volume of blood would increase.

Which of the following is not a source of water loss for the body?

What are the symptoms of calcium imbalance?

There is more fluid inside the cells of the body than outside the cells of the body.

Because they have the lowest percentage of body water,the elderly are most at risk for severe dehydration resulting from vomiting or diarrhea than any other age-group.

If a person is diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure),one of the first recommendations a health care provider makes is for the person to reduce the amount of salt in the diet.Explain why following this recommendation will reduce blood pressure.

Which group of people has the highest percentage of body water?

Explain the term fluid balance.

Blood plasma is the body fluid that varies the most.