Exam II Water Balance Flashcards
Substances that dissolve readily in water
Hydrophilic
Molecules that contains a preponderance of non polar bonds and are insoluble in water
Hydrophobic
about % of the total body weight is water
60
Where in our body is most of the water found?
a. extracellularly located
b. intracellularly located
b. intracellular
3 ways of water intake
- ingested liq.
- ingested food
- metabolic water
4 ways of water loss
- Kidneys
- Skin excretes water as sweat
- lungs, as exhaled water vapor
- GI tract, in poo
An animal is in fluid balance when _____.
The amt. of water gained each day is equal to the amount lost to the environment
about 80% of the ECF is ______.
Interstitial fluid
About 20% of the ECF is ____
blood plasma
Where can transcellular water be found?
Lymph vessels CFS Synovial joints Eyes Ears glomerular filtrate
What are the 3 types of ECF?
- IF
- Plasma
- Transcellular water
The movement of water through a semipermeable memb.
osmosis
Mechanisms that monitor and adjust the composition of body fluids
Homeostatic mechanisms
T/F. Homeostatic mechanisms respond to changes in ICF.
F. ECF
Compounds that dissociate into ions when dissolved in a solution and are able to conduct electricity?
Electrolytes
What area the functions of electrolytes in the body
- Cell metabolism
- Facilitate osmotic movement of H2O
- Maintain H+ conc.
- Production and maintenance of membrane potentials and action potentials
What is the use of Ca+ in the body
- bone and teeth
- blood coagulation
- neural transmission
- muscle contraction
- PM and cell junctions
- Enzyme activation
- Messenger molecules
What is the use of chloride in the body?
- HCl
2. Transmission of nerve impulses
What is the use of Mg in the body
- enzyme activation
2. Neuromuscular transmission
What is the use of K+ in the body?
- Water and electrolytes in ICF
- Nerve impulses
- Acid base balance
What is the use of Na in the body?
- ECF
- . inc PM permeability
- body water distribution
- A-B balance
- Nerve transmission
Which cations are located in the ECF?
Na and Ca
What cations are located in the ICF
K and Mg
What Anions are located in the ECF?
Cl- HCO-
What Anions are located in the ICF?
Phosphate and Protein
Alterations in H2O balance are normally analyzed as changes in either ___ or ___
ECF or ICF
If osmolality of ECF increases it becomes _____ with respect to the ICF and water will move from _____ to ____
Hypertonic, From the cells to ECF
If osmolality of the ECF dec. it becomes ____ with respect to ICF and water will move from ____ to ____
Hypotonic, from ECF into cells