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Nutrition Chapter 7 (Jersey College 2024)
Practice Questions and Answers
Minerals, such as salt, that dissolve in water are called -
Answer✔️✔️-Electolytes
-A substance that flows freely.
- Have the ability to conform to the shape of the container that
holds them. - Answer✔️✔️-Fluids
functions of electrolytes - Answer✔️✔️-1)help regulate fluid balance
(osmosis)
2)help nerves respond to stimuli (Action Potential)
3)signal our muscles to contract
Liquid portion of blood is called _____ it is a fluid, but it is not the
same as water. - Answer✔️✔️-plasma
Two-thirds, most of our water, of body's fluid is - Answer✔️✔️-
Intracellular fluid
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The remaining one-third of body's fluid is called - Answer✔️✔️-
Extracellular fluid
intra - Answer✔️✔️-within, inside
inter - Answer✔️✔️-between
extra - Answer✔️✔️-outside
Solute - Answer✔️✔️-A substance that is dissolved in a solution.
(A powder)
Solvent - Answer✔️✔️-In a solution, the substance in which the
solute dissolves.
(The water)
Potassium in blood is called - Answer✔️✔️-Kalemia
Sodium in blood is called - Answer✔️✔️-Natrium
extracellular fluid include - Answer✔️✔️--Tissue fluid (interstitial
fluid)
-Intravascular fluid (plasma)
Fluid found between the cells within tissues and organs of the body.
- Answer✔️✔️-Tissue fluid
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The fluid portion of blood that carries the blood cells - Answer✔️✔️-
Plasma
lean tissue - Answer✔️✔️--non-fat body tissue such as muscle, bone,
and internal organs
The body fluid composition of tissue varies by - Answer✔️✔️--Tissue
type
lean tissues (muscle) have higher fluid content than fat tissues
-Gender
males have more lean tissue and therefore more body fluid
-Age
as we get older, we lose water.
HPO4 2- - Answer✔️✔️--Phosphorus in form of hydrogen phosphate
K+ - Answer✔️✔️-Potassium
Na+ - Answer✔️✔️-Sodium
CL- - Answer✔️✔️-Chloride
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In intracellular fluid, ___ and ___ are the predominant elestrolytes -
Answer✔️✔️-K+ and HPO4 2-
In extracellular fluid, ___ and ___ predominate. - Answer✔️✔️-Na+
and CL-
Water follows what? - Answer✔️✔️-salt
if someone has not water, we will give them ____ - Answer✔️✔️-
Electrolytes
Water is an excellent ____ because it can dissolve many different
substances - Answer✔️✔️-solvent
The dissolved materials, or ____, include ions, carbohydrates, amino
acids, vitamins and minerals. - Answer✔️✔️-Solute
The amount of fluid in the blood is called - Answer✔️✔️-Blood volume
increased blood volume can cause blood pressure to rise = -
Answer✔️✔️-hypertension
Because water has a ____ capacity, the temperature of our body
fluid remains stable - Answer✔️✔️-high heat
How sweat cools the body - Answer✔️✔️-Sweating releases heat as
the evaporation of water from skin cools the skin and blood
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JERSEY COLLEGE
Nutrition Chapter 7 (Jersey College 2024)
Practice Questions and Answers
Minerals, such as salt, that dissolve in water are called -
Answer✔️✔️-Electolytes
-A substance that flows freely.
- Have the ability to conform to the shape of the container that
holds them. - Answer✔️✔️-Fluids
functions of electrolytes - Answer✔️✔️-1)help regulate fluid balance
(osmosis)
2)help nerves respond to stimuli (Action Potential)
3)signal our muscles to contract
Liquid portion of blood is called _____ it is a fluid, but it is not the
same as water. - Answer✔️✔️-plasma
Two-thirds, most of our water, of body's fluid is - Answer✔️✔️-
Intracellular fluid
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The remaining one-third of body's fluid is called - Answer✔️✔️-
Extracellular fluid
intra - Answer✔️✔️-within, inside
inter - Answer✔️✔️-between
extra - Answer✔️✔️-outside
Solute - Answer✔️✔️-A substance that is dissolved in a solution.
(A powder)
Solvent - Answer✔️✔️-In a solution, the substance in which the
solute dissolves.
(The water)
Potassium in blood is called - Answer✔️✔️-Kalemia
Sodium in blood is called - Answer✔️✔️-Natrium
extracellular fluid include - Answer✔️✔️--Tissue fluid (interstitial
fluid)
-Intravascular fluid (plasma)
Fluid found between the cells within tissues and organs of the body.
- Answer✔️✔️-Tissue fluid
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The fluid portion of blood that carries the blood cells - Answer✔️✔️-
Plasma
lean tissue - Answer✔️✔️--non-fat body tissue such as muscle, bone,
and internal organs
The body fluid composition of tissue varies by - Answer✔️✔️--Tissue
type
lean tissues (muscle) have higher fluid content than fat tissues
-Gender
males have more lean tissue and therefore more body fluid
-Age
as we get older, we lose water.
HPO4 2- - Answer✔️✔️--Phosphorus in form of hydrogen phosphate
K+ - Answer✔️✔️-Potassium
Na+ - Answer✔️✔️-Sodium
CL- - Answer✔️✔️-Chloride
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In intracellular fluid, ___ and ___ are the predominant elestrolytes -
Answer✔️✔️-K+ and HPO4 2-
In extracellular fluid, ___ and ___ predominate. - Answer✔️✔️-Na+
and CL-
Water follows what? - Answer✔️✔️-salt
if someone has not water, we will give them ____ - Answer✔️✔️-
Electrolytes
Water is an excellent ____ because it can dissolve many different
substances - Answer✔️✔️-solvent
The dissolved materials, or ____, include ions, carbohydrates, amino
acids, vitamins and minerals. - Answer✔️✔️-Solute
The amount of fluid in the blood is called - Answer✔️✔️-Blood volume
increased blood volume can cause blood pressure to rise = -
Answer✔️✔️-hypertension
Because water has a ____ capacity, the temperature of our body
fluid remains stable - Answer✔️✔️-high heat
How sweat cools the body - Answer✔️✔️-Sweating releases heat as
the evaporation of water from skin cools the skin and blood
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