NURS 3632 EXAM 5- NDEE STUDY GUIDE

NURS 3632 EXAM 5- NDEE STUDY GUIDENURS 3632 EXAM 5- NDEE STUDY GUIDE Terms: 1. concentration of particles in a solution, or a solution’s pulling power Osmolarity 2. substance capable of breaking into ions and developing an electric charge when dissolved in solution Electrolyte 3. ion that carries a positive electric charge Cation 4. ion that carries a negative electric charge 5. substance dissolved in a solution 6. liquid holding a substance in solution Anion Solute 7. abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen Solvent Ascites 8. passage of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from an area of lesser concentration to an area of greater concentration until equilibrium is established Osmosis 9. movement of ions or molecules across cell membranes, usually against a pressure gradient and with the expenditure of metabolic energy Active Transport 10. tendency of solutes to move freely throughout a solvent from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until equilibrium is established Diffusion 11. having about the same concentration as the solution with which it is being compared Isotonic 12. two solutions that have the same osmotic pressure across a semipermeable membrane Hypertonic 13. having a lesser concentration than the solution with which it is being compared 14. the action or process of filtering something 15. accumulation of fluid in extracellular spaces