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What have chemical bonds that allow dissociation into ions,
which carry an electrical charge; of critical importance in fluid
balance? - Correct Answer ✅Electrolytes
Fluid balance and electrolyte balance are what? - Correct
Answer ✅Interdependent
Fluid content of the human body ranges from what? -
Correct Answer ✅45% to 75% of its total weight
Fluid content varies according to what? - Correct Answer
✅-Age
-Gender
-Weight
-Fat content of the body
In newborn infants total body water represents what percent
of body weight? - Correct Answer ✅75%
, Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Chapter 9
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Males and females weighing 154 lbs (70 kg) will average
about what percent of their body weights as water? - Correct
Answer ✅Male-60%
Female-50%
What tissue including bone in the body contains the least
amount of H2O in tissue? - Correct Answer ✅Adipose (fat)
What are the two major fluid compartments of the body? -
Correct Answer ✅-Extracellular
-Intracellular
What fluid compartment consists mainly of plasma and
interstitial fluid that surrounds the cell? - Correct Answer
✅Extracellular fluid (ECF)
What fluid compartment does lymph, cerebrospinal fluid, and
specialized joint fluids, and humors of the eye belong to? -
Correct Answer ✅Extracellular fluid