NR324 / NR-324: Adult Health I Exam 1 (Latest 2025 / 2026) Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR324 / NR-324: Adult Health I Exam 1 (Latest 2025 / 2026) Chamberlain College of Nursing physiology of fluid and electrolytes - Correct Answer maintenance of homeostasis water content varies with _______, __________, and ________ content - Correct Answer age, gender, fat fluid compartments - Correct Answer intracellular fluid, extracellular fluid (interstitial, intravascular (plasma) and transcellular) transcellular - Correct Answer in enclosed spaces, should maintain consistent amount, ex: CSF, synovial, pleural fluid cations - Correct Answer positively charged anions - Correct Answer negatively charged electrolytes - Correct Answer substance whose molecules dissociate into ions when placed into water ICF prevalent cation - Correct Answer K+ ICF prevalent anion - Correct Answer PO4^3- ECF prevalent cation - Correct Answer Na+ ECF prevalent anion - Correct Answer Cl- simple diffusion - Correct Answer movement of molecules from high to low concentration facilitated diffusion - Correct Answer uses carrier to move molecules active transport and example - Correct Answer process in which molecules move against concentration gradient Na/K pump osmosis - Correct Answer movement of water against concentration gradient; occurs to establish equilibrium osmotic pressure - Correct Answer amount of pressure required to stop osmotic flow of water; determined by concentration of solutes in solution
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