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Question:

Role of Golgi body.

Answer:
stacked membranes that act as the sorter and packager for proteins from the ER. Helps
move things in and out of cell.


Question:

Where is extracellular fluid found?.

Answer:
outside the cell


Question:

Where is ECF located in the body?.

Answer:
found in the plasma, lymph, CSF, eye humors, synovial fluid, and the GI secretions.


Question:

Where is intracellular fluid located?.

Answer:
inside the cell


Question:

Where is intracellular fluid found in the body?.

Answer:
found inside of cells, cytosol.

,Question:

Which electrolytes are found at high concentrations in the ECF?.

Answer:
sodium, chloride and sodium bicarb.


Question:

Which electrolytes are found at high concentrations in the ICF.

Answer:
potassium, magnesium and hydrogen phosphate, and low concentration of sodium and
chloride.


Question:

What is passive transport?.

Answer:
substances move from a high to low concentration, without energy. Natural


Question:

What is active transport?.

Answer:
substances move against their concentration gradient with the help of ATP. Low to
High.


Question:

What is diffusion?.

Answer:
molecules and ions distributing evenly in the environment. Passive transport used.
Goes from high to low concentration and higher the concentration, the faster the
spread.

, Question:

What is osmosis?.

Answer:
allows for fluids to distribute in between the interstitial spaces and intracellular
compartments. Water goes low to high. High: high solute concentration to low water
concentration Low: low solute concentration to high water concentration


Question:

Examples of ways fluid enters the body (Intake).

Answer:
Food, Drink, IV access.


Question:

Examples of ways fluid exits the body (output).

Answer:
Sweat, Urine, stool, water vapor from lungs, wound drainages, NG secretions.


Question:

What is dehydration?.

Answer:
when water output exceeds intake over time. Water from ECF is lost, causing cells to
shrink as concentration increases.


Question:

What are the causes of dehydration?.

Answer:
hemorrhage, severe burns, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, water deprivation, diuretic
abuse, DM.

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