Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance Flashcards
a delicate balance of fluids, electrolytes, and acids and bases maintained in the body.
Homeostasis
is the primary body fluid
Water
Water - approximately ______ of average healthy adult’s
weight
60%
Water - approximately 60% of average healthy adult’s
weight (_______________ in infants and ____ to people older
than ___)
70% to 80%; 50%; 50
TWO COMPARTMENTS OF BODY’S FLUID
INTRACELLULAR FLUID (ICF)
EXTRACELLULAR FLUID (ECF)
The two main compartments of ECF are
INTRAVASCULAR FLUID (PLASMA)
INTERSTITIAL FLUID
found within the cells of the body
INTRACELLULAR FLUID (ICF)
INTRACELLULAR FLUID (ICF) is _______ of the total body fluid in adults
2/3
found outside the cells
EXTRACELLULAR FLUID (ECF)
1/3 of the total body fluid
EXTRACELLULAR FLUID (ECF)
EXTRACELLULAR FLUID (ECF) is _____ of the total body fluid
1/3
20% of the ECF
INTRAVASCULAR FLUID (PLASMA)
found within the vascular system
INTRAVASCULAR FLUID (PLASMA)
INTRAVASCULAR FLUID (PLASMA) is ____ of the ECF
20%
75% of the ECF
INTERSTITIAL FLUID
surrounds the cells
INTERSTITIAL FLUID
INTERSTITIAL FLUID is ___ of the ECF
75%
COMPOSITION OF BODY FLUIDS
Ions
Cations
Anions
Electrolytes
charged particles
Ions
ions that carry a positive charge
Cations
ions that carry a negative charge
Anions
minerals in the body that have electrical charge
Electrolytes
chemicals from which ions are made
Electrolytes
Ex. of Cations:
- Sodium (Na+)
- Potassium (K+)
- Calcium (Ca++)
- Magnesium (Mg++
Ex. of Anions:
- Chloride (Cl-)
- Bicarbonate (HCO3-)
- Phosphate (HPO4–)
- Sulfate (SO4–)
Electrolytes are generally measured in
milliequivalents per Liter of water (mEq/L) or milligrams per 100 milliliters (mg/100mL)
MOVEMENT OF BODY FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES
◎ Osmosis
◎ Diffusion
◎ Filtration
◎ Active Transport
________________ are selectively permeable/semi-permeable to solutes.
Membranes
Membranes are ________________________ to solutes.
selectively permeable/semi-permeable
Movement of water across cell membranes, from the less concentrated solution to the more concentrated solution
Osmosis
substances dissolved in a liquid
Solute
component that can dissolve a solute
Solvent
the concentration of solutes in body fluids
Osmolality
power of a solution to draw water across a semipermeable membrane
Osmotic Pressure
Osmolality is reported as
solute per kilogram of water
pulls water from the interstitial space into the vascular
compartment
Colloid Osmotic Pressure (Oncotic Pressure)
solute and solvent are equal
Isotonic solution
higher osmolality than body fluids
Hypertonic solution
cells shrink
Hypertonic solution
lower osmolality than body fluids
Hypotonic solution
cells swell
Hypotonic solution
Movement of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
Diffusion
Fluid and solutes move together across a membranes from an area of higher pressure to one of lower pressure
Filtration
pressure in the compartment that results in the movement
Filtration pressure
pressure exerted by a fluid within a closed system on the walls of the container in which it is contained.
Hydrostatic pressure
Substances can move across cell membranes from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated one
Active Transport
It differs from diffusion and osmosis in that metabolic energy is expended
Active Transport
Active Transport differs from diffusion and osmosis in that ___________________________
metabolic energy is expended
A substance combines with a carrier on the outside surface of the cell membrane.
Active Transport