EXAM 1 MED-SURG NU155 questions and answers 2026\2027
A+ Grade
WHAT ARE THE 4 MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF WATER?
- correct answer 1. INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT
2. HEAT REGULATION
3. MAINTAIN PH BALANCE
4. AIDS IN DIGESTION
WHAT IS THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR BODY WEIGHT?
- correct answer WATER
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN AN INFANT?
- correct answer 77%
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN THE ELDERLY?
- correct answer 45%
WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES OF MINOR IMBALANCES OF WATER?
- correct answer VERY YOUNG AND VERY OLD
WHAT ARE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE WATER IN THE BODY?
- correct answer 1. SODIUM
2. MEDICATIONS
3. VOMITING & DIARRHEA
4. HEAT LEADING TO DEHYDRATION
MOST OF THE BODY'S FLUIDS ARE INTRACELLULAR/EXTRACELLULAR?
- correct answer INTRACELLULAR
, THIS FLUID IS IN BLOOD VESSELS IN THE FORM OF PLASMA OR SERUM.
- correct answer INTRAVASCULAR
FLUID SURROUNDING CELLS, INCLUDING LYMPH.
- correct answer INTERSTITIAL FLUID
WHAT CAUSES PITTING EDEMA?
- correct answer INTERSTITIAL FLUID BUILD UP
MOVEMENT FROM AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION TO LOWER CONCENTRATION.
- correct answer DIFFUSION
MOVEMENT OF WATER FROM AN AREA OF LOWER CONCENTRATION TO AN AREA OF HIGHER
CONCENTRATION.
- correct answer OSMOSIS
WATER AND SOLUTES ARE PUSHED THROUGH A SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE IN EQUAL AMOUNTS AT
THE SAME TIME FROM AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO LOW PRESSURE.
- correct answer FILTRATION
MOVEMENT OF SODIUM INTO CELL AND POTASSIUM OUT OF CELL ACROSS A MEMBRANE THAT
REQUIRES CELLULAR ENERGY IN THE FORM OF ATP
- correct answer ACTIVE TRANSPORT
HOW DOES ACTIVE TRANSPORT USE ATP TO MOVE MOLECULES ACROSS THE MEMBRANE?
- correct answer ATP PUSHES AND PULLS TO FIRE UP AN ACTION POTENTIAL TO FIRE DOWN A NEURON
AND CAUSE THE MUSCLE TO CONTRACT.
HOW MUCH TOTAL INTAKE OF FLUIDS DO WE NEED FOR NORMAL DAILY FUNCTION?
- correct answer 2500 ML
HOW MUCH OF OUR INTAKE OF FLUIDS IS INGESTED (ORAL FLUID)?
- correct answer 1500 ML
A+ Grade
WHAT ARE THE 4 MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF WATER?
- correct answer 1. INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT
2. HEAT REGULATION
3. MAINTAIN PH BALANCE
4. AIDS IN DIGESTION
WHAT IS THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR BODY WEIGHT?
- correct answer WATER
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN AN INFANT?
- correct answer 77%
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN THE ELDERLY?
- correct answer 45%
WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES OF MINOR IMBALANCES OF WATER?
- correct answer VERY YOUNG AND VERY OLD
WHAT ARE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE WATER IN THE BODY?
- correct answer 1. SODIUM
2. MEDICATIONS
3. VOMITING & DIARRHEA
4. HEAT LEADING TO DEHYDRATION
MOST OF THE BODY'S FLUIDS ARE INTRACELLULAR/EXTRACELLULAR?
- correct answer INTRACELLULAR
, THIS FLUID IS IN BLOOD VESSELS IN THE FORM OF PLASMA OR SERUM.
- correct answer INTRAVASCULAR
FLUID SURROUNDING CELLS, INCLUDING LYMPH.
- correct answer INTERSTITIAL FLUID
WHAT CAUSES PITTING EDEMA?
- correct answer INTERSTITIAL FLUID BUILD UP
MOVEMENT FROM AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION TO LOWER CONCENTRATION.
- correct answer DIFFUSION
MOVEMENT OF WATER FROM AN AREA OF LOWER CONCENTRATION TO AN AREA OF HIGHER
CONCENTRATION.
- correct answer OSMOSIS
WATER AND SOLUTES ARE PUSHED THROUGH A SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE IN EQUAL AMOUNTS AT
THE SAME TIME FROM AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO LOW PRESSURE.
- correct answer FILTRATION
MOVEMENT OF SODIUM INTO CELL AND POTASSIUM OUT OF CELL ACROSS A MEMBRANE THAT
REQUIRES CELLULAR ENERGY IN THE FORM OF ATP
- correct answer ACTIVE TRANSPORT
HOW DOES ACTIVE TRANSPORT USE ATP TO MOVE MOLECULES ACROSS THE MEMBRANE?
- correct answer ATP PUSHES AND PULLS TO FIRE UP AN ACTION POTENTIAL TO FIRE DOWN A NEURON
AND CAUSE THE MUSCLE TO CONTRACT.
HOW MUCH TOTAL INTAKE OF FLUIDS DO WE NEED FOR NORMAL DAILY FUNCTION?
- correct answer 2500 ML
HOW MUCH OF OUR INTAKE OF FLUIDS IS INGESTED (ORAL FLUID)?
- correct answer 1500 ML
