Nur Nursing 155 Exam Test Questions And Answers
(Verified Answers)
1. WHAT ARE THE 4 MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF WATER?: 1. INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR
TRANSPORT
2. HEAT REGULATION
3. MAINTAIN PH BALANCE
4. AIDS IN DIGESTION
2. WHAT IS THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR BODY WEIGHT?: WATER
3. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN AN INFANT?: 77%
4. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN THE ELDERLY?: 45%
5. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES OF MINOR
IMBALANCES OF WATER?: VERY YOUNG AND VERY OLD
6. WHAT ARE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE WATER IN THE BODY?: 1. SODIUM
2. MEDICATIONS
3. VOMITING & DIARRHEA
4. HEAT LEADING TO DEHYDRATION
7. MOST OF THE BODY'S FLUIDS ARE INTRACELLULAR/EXTRACELLULAR?: INTRACEL-
LULAR
8. THIS FLUID IS IN BLOOD VESSELS IN THE FORM OF PLASMA OR SERUM.: IN-
TRAVASCULAR
9. FLUID SURROUNDING CELLS, INCLUDING LYMPH.: INTERSTITIAL FLUID
10. WHAT CAUSES PITTING EDEMA?: INTERSTITIAL FLUID BUILD UP
11. MOVEMENT FROM AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION TO LOWER CON-
CENTRATION.: DIFFUSION
12. MOVEMENT OF WATER FROM AN AREA OF LOWER CONCENTRATION TO AN
AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION.: OSMOSIS
13. WATER AND SOLUTES ARE PUSHED THROUGH A SEMI-PERMEABLE MEM-
BRANE IN EQUAL AMOUNTS AT THE SAME TIME FROM AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE TO LOW PRESSURE.: FILTRATION
14. MOVEMENT OF SODIUM INTO CELL AND POTASSIUM OUT OF CELL ACROSS
1/9
, A MEMBRANE THAT REQUIRES CELLULAR ENERGY IN THE FORM OF ATP: ACTIVE
TRANSPORT
2/9
(Verified Answers)
1. WHAT ARE THE 4 MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF WATER?: 1. INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR
TRANSPORT
2. HEAT REGULATION
3. MAINTAIN PH BALANCE
4. AIDS IN DIGESTION
2. WHAT IS THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR BODY WEIGHT?: WATER
3. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN AN INFANT?: 77%
4. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN THE ELDERLY?: 45%
5. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES OF MINOR
IMBALANCES OF WATER?: VERY YOUNG AND VERY OLD
6. WHAT ARE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE WATER IN THE BODY?: 1. SODIUM
2. MEDICATIONS
3. VOMITING & DIARRHEA
4. HEAT LEADING TO DEHYDRATION
7. MOST OF THE BODY'S FLUIDS ARE INTRACELLULAR/EXTRACELLULAR?: INTRACEL-
LULAR
8. THIS FLUID IS IN BLOOD VESSELS IN THE FORM OF PLASMA OR SERUM.: IN-
TRAVASCULAR
9. FLUID SURROUNDING CELLS, INCLUDING LYMPH.: INTERSTITIAL FLUID
10. WHAT CAUSES PITTING EDEMA?: INTERSTITIAL FLUID BUILD UP
11. MOVEMENT FROM AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION TO LOWER CON-
CENTRATION.: DIFFUSION
12. MOVEMENT OF WATER FROM AN AREA OF LOWER CONCENTRATION TO AN
AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION.: OSMOSIS
13. WATER AND SOLUTES ARE PUSHED THROUGH A SEMI-PERMEABLE MEM-
BRANE IN EQUAL AMOUNTS AT THE SAME TIME FROM AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE TO LOW PRESSURE.: FILTRATION
14. MOVEMENT OF SODIUM INTO CELL AND POTASSIUM OUT OF CELL ACROSS
1/9
, A MEMBRANE THAT REQUIRES CELLULAR ENERGY IN THE FORM OF ATP: ACTIVE
TRANSPORT
2/9
