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NU 220 EXAM 3 2024 Actual Exam Complete 100 Questions With
Detailed Verified Answers (100% Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
What percentage of an adult's body is water?
a. 30
b. 40
c. 60
d. 90 - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>c. 60
The hormone that stimulates the kidneys to
reabsorb water rather than excrete it is:
a. Thyroxine
b. ADH
c. Cortisone
d. epinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>b. ADH
Electrolytes in the body function to:
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a. maintain fluid balance
b. stimulate enzyme action
c. synthesize protein
d. maintain the health of cell membranes -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a. maintain fluid
balance
Which of the following is a trace mineral?
a. iron
b. sulfur
c. calcium
d. potassium - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a. iron
the primary regulator of extracellular fluid
volume is:
a. chlorine
b. sodium
c. calcium
d. potassium - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>b.
sodium
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An important function of chloride in the body is
to:
a. maintain fluid balance
b. regulate metabolism
c. develop bone cells
d. control blood glucose level - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>>a. maintain fluid balance
Potassium:
a. is directly necessary for protein synthesis in
cells
b. protects bone structure against degeneration
c. is the body's principal electrolyte inside the
cells
d. is necessary for wound healing
e. helps maintain gastric acidity - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>>c. is the body's principal
electrolyte inside the cells
Heart failure related to potassium loss may
occur:
a. with diets low in fresh fruits and vegetables
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b. as a result of severe diarrhea
c. in persons with diabetes
d. due to an excessive intake of protein -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>>b. as a result of severe
diarrhea
The typical U.S. diet provides__________
potassium.
a. adequate
b. excessive
c. inadequate
d. no - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>c. inadequate
When blood calcium falls too low, a regulatory
system acts in three locations to raise it. which
of these is not one of the locations?
a. stomach
b. small intestine
c. bones
d. kidneys - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a. stomach
NU 220 EXAM 3 2024 Actual Exam Complete 100 Questions With
Detailed Verified Answers (100% Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
What percentage of an adult's body is water?
a. 30
b. 40
c. 60
d. 90 - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>c. 60
The hormone that stimulates the kidneys to
reabsorb water rather than excrete it is:
a. Thyroxine
b. ADH
c. Cortisone
d. epinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>b. ADH
Electrolytes in the body function to:
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a. maintain fluid balance
b. stimulate enzyme action
c. synthesize protein
d. maintain the health of cell membranes -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a. maintain fluid
balance
Which of the following is a trace mineral?
a. iron
b. sulfur
c. calcium
d. potassium - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a. iron
the primary regulator of extracellular fluid
volume is:
a. chlorine
b. sodium
c. calcium
d. potassium - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>b.
sodium
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An important function of chloride in the body is
to:
a. maintain fluid balance
b. regulate metabolism
c. develop bone cells
d. control blood glucose level - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>>a. maintain fluid balance
Potassium:
a. is directly necessary for protein synthesis in
cells
b. protects bone structure against degeneration
c. is the body's principal electrolyte inside the
cells
d. is necessary for wound healing
e. helps maintain gastric acidity - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>>c. is the body's principal
electrolyte inside the cells
Heart failure related to potassium loss may
occur:
a. with diets low in fresh fruits and vegetables
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b. as a result of severe diarrhea
c. in persons with diabetes
d. due to an excessive intake of protein -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>>b. as a result of severe
diarrhea
The typical U.S. diet provides__________
potassium.
a. adequate
b. excessive
c. inadequate
d. no - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>c. inadequate
When blood calcium falls too low, a regulatory
system acts in three locations to raise it. which
of these is not one of the locations?
a. stomach
b. small intestine
c. bones
d. kidneys - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>a. stomach
