Physiology - body fluid compartments Flashcards
intracellular fluid and extra cellular fluid combine to make what?
a. plasma
b. total body water
c. lymph fluid
d. interstitial fluid
b.total body water
which fluid compartment makes up 2/3 of the total body water?
a. intracellular fluid
b. extracellular fluid
c. interstitial fluid
d. plasma
a.intracellular fluid
what are the two components of the extra cellular fluid?
a. plasma and blood
b. intracellular fluid and plasma
c. interstitial fluid and plasma
c. interstitial fluid and plasma
what makes up 3/4 of the extra cellular fluid?
a. plasma
b. interstitial fluid
c. csf
b.interstitial fluid
how much of the extra cellular fluid is made up of the plasma?
a. 2/3
b. 1/3
c. 3/4
d. 1/4
d.1/4
how much of the body weight is made up of water in 70 kg?
a. 50%
b. 80%
c. 70%
d. 60%
d.60%
what % of body weight is taken up by water in an adult male?
a. 60%
b. 80
c. 70%
d. 90%
a.60%
what % of body weight is taken up by water in an adult female?
a. 60%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 90%
c50%
what % of body weight is taken up by water in an infant?
a. 60%
b. 80
c. 70%
d. 90%
d.90%
what is the correct order of fluid compartments in order from highest Na+ content to lowest?
a. interstitial fluid, plasma, intracellular
b. intracellular, plasma, interstitial fluid
c. plasma, interstitial fluid, intracellular
a.INTRACELLULAR (145VMMOL/L)
plasma 140 mmol/L
intracellular 10 mmol/L
what is the correct order of fluid compartments in order from highest K+ content to lowest?
a. interstitial fluid, plasma, intracellular
b. intracellular, plasma, interstitial fluid
c. plasma, interstitial fluid, intracellular
d. intracellular, interstitial fluid, plasma
d.intracellular 155mmol/l
interstitial fluid 3.8 mmol/l
plasma 3.7 mmol/l
what is the correct order of fluid compartments in order from highest Cl- content to lowest?
a. interstitial fluid, plasma, intracellular
b. intracellular, plasma, interstitial fluid
c. plasma, interstitial fluid, intracellular
d. intracellular, interstitial fluid, plasma
a. interstitial fluid 115 mmol/l
plasma 102 mmol/l
intracellular 3 mmol/l
In a 70 kg adult human being, about 60% is total body water, made up of
intracellular and extracellular fluids. The extracellular fluids are divided
into interstitial fluid and blood plasma.
Which anion and which cation are the major constituents of intracellular fluid?
A. Phosphate and potassium
B. Potassium and chloride
C. Potassium and sodium
D. Sodium and chloride
E. Sodium and phosphate
A. Phosphate and potassium
What is the main anion and cation of the plasma?
a. potassium and phosphate
b. sodium and chloride
c. sodium and phosphate
b.sodium and chloride
What is the main anion and cation of the interstitial fluid ?
a. potassium and phosphate
b. sodium and chloride
c. sodium and phosphate
b. sodium and chloride
what is the correct equation to use when calculating measurements of body compartments using the indicator dilution method?
a. volume = amount of indicator /concentration
b. concentration = amount of indicator/ volume
c. volume = amount of indication x concentration
d. volume = concentration/amount of indicator
a.volume = amount of indicator /concentration
No leak, loss or metabolism , non toxic and which other feature is essential for an indicator?
a. visible on ultrasound
b. short half life
c. even distribution throughout the compartment
c. even distribution throughout the compartment
Extracellular Fluid Volume (ECFV) can be measured using sucrose as the indicator.
140 mg of sucrose is injected into a 70 kg man. The plasma sucrose level after mixing is 0.01 mg/mL, and no sucrose has been excreted or metabolised during the mixing period.
What is the volume of distribution of the sucrose i.e. the ECF?
A. 7,000 mg/kg
B. 7,000 mL
C. 14,000 mL
D. 14,000 mg/L
E. 28,000 L
c.14000 ml
which body fluid compartments cannot be measured with markers?
a. plasma and ICF
b. intracellular fluid
c. interstitial fluid and intracellular fluid
c.interstitial fluid and intracellular fluid
what is the correct equation for blood volume?
a. plasma volume / haematocrit
b. plasma volume/ (1-haematocrit)
c. (1-haematocrit)/ plasma volume
d. plasma volume x (1- haematocrit)
b.plasma volume/ (1-haematocrit)
If plasma volume is measured and found to be 3 litres and haematocrit is
0.40, then what is the total blood volume?Remember blood volume can be calculate as = plasma volume/(1-haematocrit)
A. 1.2 L
B. 3 L
C. 3.8 L
D. 5 L
E. 7.5 L
D.5L
a solute concentration gradient and a semipermeable membrane are required for which form of transport?
a. primary active transport
b. secondary active transport
c. diffusion
d. osmosis
d.osmosis
what is the correct definition of osmolality?
a. total number of particles in solution in mosmol/Kg
b. total number of particles in solution in mosmol/L
c. opposing pressure required to prevent osmotic movement of H2O across a membrane in kPa /mmHg
d. osmotic effect of a solution at a cell membrane relative to normal ECF
a.total number of particles in solution in mosmol/Kg
what is the correct definition for osmolarity
a. total number of particles in solution in mosmol/Kg
b. total number of particles in solution in mosmol/L
c. opposing pressure required to prevent osmotic movement of H2O across a membrane in kPa /mmHg
d. osmotic effect of a solution at a cell membrane relative to normal ECF
b.total number of particles in solution in mosmol/L
