Chapter 25: Fluid and Electrolytes
Infants generally have a ______ percentage of body fluids than adults. - correct answer higher
Fluid located inside the cell is referred to as ________________fluid. - correct answer intracellular
or ICF
True or false: Extracellular fluid contains more negatively charged proteins than intracellular fluid. -
correct answer False
Which transporter is responsible for setting up the concentration gradient found between the
intracellular and extracellular fluids? - correct answer Na+/K+ ATPase
The water in the body produced from aerobic cellular respiration is referred to as _________water. -
correct answer metabolic
The percentage of fluid in the body is dependent on the age of the individual and the relative
amounts of __________connective tissue and skeletal muscle tissue. - correct answer adipose
Which of the following options results in volume depletion? - correct answer severe burns
hemorrhage
diarrhea
Extracellular fluid includes _________ fluid and blood plasma. - correct answer interstitial or
intravascular
Which cations are found in higher concentration in the ICF? - correct answer K+
Mg2+
The ECF has higher concentrations than the ICF of which of the following ions? - correct answer Cl-
Na+
Which of the following are examples of ways that fluid imbalances with changes in osmolarity can
occur? - correct answer water intoxication
, profuse sweating
Water absorbed through the GI tract is referred to as ______ water. - correct answer preformed
Fluid imbalances with constant osmolarity happen when ______ fluid is lost or gained. - correct
answer isotonic
Fluid sequestration differs from other fluid imbalances because the total body fluid may be normal
but it is distributed - correct answer abnormally
Stimuli which increase activation of the thirst center include which of the following? - correct
answer increase in blood osmolarity
decrease in blood pressure
If water loss is greater than the solute loss then the blood plasma becomes - correct answer
hypertonic or concentrated
Which of the following is a nonelectrolyte? - correct answer C6H12O6
Which of the following is an anion involved in maintaining acid/base balance? - correct answer
HCO3-
The concentration of Na+ is highest in the ______. - correct answer extracellular fluid
The condition in which there is a fluid imbalance in one part of the body even though the total body
fluid is normal is called fluid ______. - correct answer sequestration
The correct term to describe an electrolyte imbalance with sodium above the normal levels is which
option? - correct answer hypernatremia
In response to increased blood osmolarity, the osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus are stimulated
to release more _________ hormone. - correct answer ADH, antidiuretic, or vasopressin
Infants generally have a ______ percentage of body fluids than adults. - correct answer higher
Fluid located inside the cell is referred to as ________________fluid. - correct answer intracellular
or ICF
True or false: Extracellular fluid contains more negatively charged proteins than intracellular fluid. -
correct answer False
Which transporter is responsible for setting up the concentration gradient found between the
intracellular and extracellular fluids? - correct answer Na+/K+ ATPase
The water in the body produced from aerobic cellular respiration is referred to as _________water. -
correct answer metabolic
The percentage of fluid in the body is dependent on the age of the individual and the relative
amounts of __________connective tissue and skeletal muscle tissue. - correct answer adipose
Which of the following options results in volume depletion? - correct answer severe burns
hemorrhage
diarrhea
Extracellular fluid includes _________ fluid and blood plasma. - correct answer interstitial or
intravascular
Which cations are found in higher concentration in the ICF? - correct answer K+
Mg2+
The ECF has higher concentrations than the ICF of which of the following ions? - correct answer Cl-
Na+
Which of the following are examples of ways that fluid imbalances with changes in osmolarity can
occur? - correct answer water intoxication
, profuse sweating
Water absorbed through the GI tract is referred to as ______ water. - correct answer preformed
Fluid imbalances with constant osmolarity happen when ______ fluid is lost or gained. - correct
answer isotonic
Fluid sequestration differs from other fluid imbalances because the total body fluid may be normal
but it is distributed - correct answer abnormally
Stimuli which increase activation of the thirst center include which of the following? - correct
answer increase in blood osmolarity
decrease in blood pressure
If water loss is greater than the solute loss then the blood plasma becomes - correct answer
hypertonic or concentrated
Which of the following is a nonelectrolyte? - correct answer C6H12O6
Which of the following is an anion involved in maintaining acid/base balance? - correct answer
HCO3-
The concentration of Na+ is highest in the ______. - correct answer extracellular fluid
The condition in which there is a fluid imbalance in one part of the body even though the total body
fluid is normal is called fluid ______. - correct answer sequestration
The correct term to describe an electrolyte imbalance with sodium above the normal levels is which
option? - correct answer hypernatremia
In response to increased blood osmolarity, the osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus are stimulated
to release more _________ hormone. - correct answer ADH, antidiuretic, or vasopressin
