NUR 111 EXAM 6 QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
What life stage is more prone to fluid loss? - ✔✔infants
Do fat cells weight more than water? - ✔✔Yes
What tissue is rich in water? - ✔✔Lean tissue
What is the percentage of body fluid for a fetus? - ✔✔100%
What is the percentage of body fluid for a baby at birth? - ✔✔75%
What is the percentage of body fluid for an adult? - ✔✔50-60%
What is the percent of body fluid for an adult over 60? - ✔✔45%
What are the functions of water in the body? - ✔✔Regulate temp
Lubricates joints and tissues
Facilitates digestion
Carries nutrients to cells and waste from cells
Protects organs and tissues
What controls thirst? - ✔✔hypothalamus
What fluid is within cells? - ✔✔Intercellular
What fluid is not in cells? - ✔✔Extracellular
What are the 2 major compartments of extracellular fluids? - ✔✔intravascular
interstitial
What is the minor compartment of extracellular fluid? - ✔✔transcellular
What percentage of total body fluid does intracellular fluid make up? - ✔✔70%
What percentage of total body fluid does extracellular fluid make up? - ✔✔30%
What is the normal pH of intercellular fluid? - ✔✔7.35-7.45
What cations are in intercellular fluid? - ✔✔potassium
, magnesium
sodium
What anions are in intercellular fluid? - ✔✔phosphate
sulfate
How much of the total extracellular fluid does interstitial fluid make up? - ✔✔75%
How much of the total extracellular fluid does intravascular fluid make up? - ✔✔20%
What electrolytes are found in extracellular fluid? - ✔✔sodium
chloride
bicarbonate
Does glucose have a charge? - ✔✔no
What do cations do? - ✔✔produce energy and contract muscles
List the cations - ✔✔Sodium
Potassium
Calcium
Magnesium
What charge do anions have? - ✔✔negative
What charge do cations have? - ✔✔positive
List the anions - ✔✔Chloride
Phosphate
Bicarbonate
What electrolyte controls and regulates volume of bodily fluids - ✔✔Sodium
What electrolyte is the chief regulator of cellular enzyme activity and water content? -
✔✔Potassium
What enzyme regulates nerve impulses, blood clotting, muscle contraction, and B12
absorption? - ✔✔Calcium
What electrolyte metabolizes carbs and proteins? - ✔✔Magnesium
What electrolyte maintains osmotic pressure in blood and produces hydrochloric acid? -
✔✔Chloride
ANSWERS
What life stage is more prone to fluid loss? - ✔✔infants
Do fat cells weight more than water? - ✔✔Yes
What tissue is rich in water? - ✔✔Lean tissue
What is the percentage of body fluid for a fetus? - ✔✔100%
What is the percentage of body fluid for a baby at birth? - ✔✔75%
What is the percentage of body fluid for an adult? - ✔✔50-60%
What is the percent of body fluid for an adult over 60? - ✔✔45%
What are the functions of water in the body? - ✔✔Regulate temp
Lubricates joints and tissues
Facilitates digestion
Carries nutrients to cells and waste from cells
Protects organs and tissues
What controls thirst? - ✔✔hypothalamus
What fluid is within cells? - ✔✔Intercellular
What fluid is not in cells? - ✔✔Extracellular
What are the 2 major compartments of extracellular fluids? - ✔✔intravascular
interstitial
What is the minor compartment of extracellular fluid? - ✔✔transcellular
What percentage of total body fluid does intracellular fluid make up? - ✔✔70%
What percentage of total body fluid does extracellular fluid make up? - ✔✔30%
What is the normal pH of intercellular fluid? - ✔✔7.35-7.45
What cations are in intercellular fluid? - ✔✔potassium
, magnesium
sodium
What anions are in intercellular fluid? - ✔✔phosphate
sulfate
How much of the total extracellular fluid does interstitial fluid make up? - ✔✔75%
How much of the total extracellular fluid does intravascular fluid make up? - ✔✔20%
What electrolytes are found in extracellular fluid? - ✔✔sodium
chloride
bicarbonate
Does glucose have a charge? - ✔✔no
What do cations do? - ✔✔produce energy and contract muscles
List the cations - ✔✔Sodium
Potassium
Calcium
Magnesium
What charge do anions have? - ✔✔negative
What charge do cations have? - ✔✔positive
List the anions - ✔✔Chloride
Phosphate
Bicarbonate
What electrolyte controls and regulates volume of bodily fluids - ✔✔Sodium
What electrolyte is the chief regulator of cellular enzyme activity and water content? -
✔✔Potassium
What enzyme regulates nerve impulses, blood clotting, muscle contraction, and B12
absorption? - ✔✔Calcium
What electrolyte metabolizes carbs and proteins? - ✔✔Magnesium
What electrolyte maintains osmotic pressure in blood and produces hydrochloric acid? -
✔✔Chloride
