F & E

Question 1

Active transport

Answer 1

Movement of ions or molecules across cell membranes, usually against a pressure gradient

Question 2

anion

Answer 2

ion that carries a negative charge

Question 3

cation

Answer 3

Ion that carries a positive charge

Question 4

colloid osmotic pressure

Answer 4

pressure exerted by plasma proteins on permeable membranes in the body, The “ pull” force bringing fluid back into the intravascular space

Question 5

Diffusion

Answer 5

tendency of solutes to move freely throughout a solvent from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until equilibrium is reached

Question 6

edema

Answer 6

accumulation of fluid in extra-cellular spaces

Question 7

electrolytes

Answer 7

substance capable of breaking into ions and developing an electric charge when dissolved in solution

Question 8

filtration

Answer 8

passage of fluid through a permeable membrane whose spaces do not allow certain solutes to pass

Question 9

hydrostatic pressure

Answer 9

force exerted by a fluid against a container wall, this is the “Push” of fluid out of the intravascular space

Question 10

Hypercalcemia

Answer 10

excess of calcium

Question 11

Hyperkalemia

Answer 11

excess of potassium

Question 12

hypermagnesemia

Answer 12

excess of magnesium

Question 13

hypernatremia

Answer 13

excess of sodium

Question 14

hyperphosphatemia

Answer 14

above normal serum concentration of inorganic phosphorous

Question 15

hypertonic

Answer 15

having a greater concentration than the solution with which is is being compared

Question 16

hypervolemia

Answer 16

excess of plasma

Question 17

hypocalcemia

Answer 17

insufficient amount of calcium

Question 18

hypokalemia

Answer 18

insufficient amount of potassium

Question 19

hypomagnasemia

Answer 19

insufficient amount of magnesium

Question 20

hyponatremia

Answer 20

insufficient amount of sodium

Question 21

hypophosphotemia

Answer 21

below-normal serum concentration of inorganic phosphorous

Question 22

hypotonic

Answer 22

having a lesser concentration than the solution with which it is being compared

Question 23

hypovalemia

Answer 23

deficiency in blood plasma

Question 24

ion

Answer 24

atom or molecule carrying an electric charge in solution

Question 25

isotonic

Answer 25

having about the same concentration as the solution it is being compared with

Question 26

osmolarity

Answer 26

concentration of particles in a solution, or a solutions pulling power

Question 27

osmosis

Answer 27

passage of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from an area of lesser concentration to an area of greater concentration until equilibrium is establised

Question 28

solutes

Answer 28

substances dissolved in a solution

Question 29

solvent

Answer 29

liquid holding a substance in a solution