Deck 24: Fluid, electrolyte, and Acidbase Balance

Question 1

The kidneys secrete ADH in response to dehydration.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Where is the greatest volume of water in the body found?

A) Intracellular fluid (ICF)
B) Extracellular fluid(ECF)
C) Tissue(interstitial)fluid
D) Blood plasma and lymph
E) Transcellular fluid

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Blood plasma osmolarity is higher than intracellular fluid osmolarity.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Hypovolemia refers to a reduction in total body water while maintaining normal osmolarity.

Question 5

Ina state of fluid balance, average daily fluid gains and losses are equal.

Question 6

Fluid intake is governed mainly by hypothalamic neurons called .

A) baroreceptors
B) proprioceptors
C) nociceptors
D) osmoreceptors
E) mechanoreceptors

Question 7

What determines osmosis from one fluid compartment to another?

A) The temperature difference between compartments
B) The relative concentration of solutes in each compartment
C) The relative volume in each compartment
D) The relative size of each compartment
E) The blood pressure