COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Thirst signals are a reliable mechanism for replenishing fluids lost
during exercise.
Answer: False
◉ Which hormone signals to your body to conserve sodium in the
kidneys?
Answer: Aldosterone
◉ What lost through the lungs when you exhale is __________ water
loss.
Answer: insensible
◉ _______ ________ is the force exerted on either side of a
semipermeable membrane due to solute concentration that drives
water movement into or out of the cell.
Answer: osmotic pressure
, ◉ Which two electrolytes are part of the extracellular fluid?
Answer: Sodium and Chloride
◉ What is the term for a positively charged electrolyte?
Answer: Cation
◉ Excessive sodium intake (above UL) can lead to ____________.
Answer: hypertension
◉ The passage of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane is
_______.
Answer: osmosis
◉ Water is a _______.
Answer: solvent
◉ High sodium intake in a meal would cause water to
Answer: move to outside the cell (hypertonic)
◉ Interstitial fluid is part of the
Answer: extracellular fluid