Ch 19: Online 3 Flashcards
Fluid-Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance
Ions with a negative charge
Anions
The positive and negative ions in body fluids
Electrolytes
A high blood level of calcium
Hypercalcemia
Detect changes in the amount and saltiness of body fluid
Osmoreceptors
Includes blood plasma and lymph
Extracellular Fluid
A low blood level of sodium
Hyponatremia
A pair of chemicals that prevents drastic changes in pH
Buffer System
The part of an amino acid that acts as an acid
Carboxyl Group
An abnormal increase in tissue fluid
Edema
A pH imbalance caused by pneumonia
Respiratory Acidosis
The hormone that regulates sodium and potassium blood levels
Aldosterone
The organs most responsible for regulating acid-base balance
Kidneys
The diffusion of water
Osmosis
A low blood level of calcium
Hypocalcemia
A pH imbalance caused by the overingestion of antacids
Metabolic Alkalosis
The process by which tissue fluid is formed
Filtration
A high blood level of sodium
Hypernatremia
A low blood level of potassium
Hypokalemia
The part of an amino acid that acts as a base
Amine Group
A pH imbalance caused by kidney failure
Metabolic Acidosis
Most water is lost from the body in this form
Urine
Tissue fluid
Interstitial Fluid
The water within cells
Intracellular Fluid
A high blood level of potassium
Hyperkalemia
