Quiz 5 Flashcards
Adult FEMALE body by weight - percentage of water and why
52% water by weight
tend to have more adipose tissue
less H2O
Adult MALE body by weight - percentage of water
63% by weight
males tend to have more muscle tissue
more H2O
Fluid compartments (types)
Intracellular
Extracellular
Transcellular
Extracellular fluid compartment
Outside cells - Lymph, Interstitial cells, Plasma
Intracellular fluid compartment
inside the cell membranes (about 2/3 of all fluids)
Transcellular fluid compartment
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Aqueous Humor- front of the eye
Vitreous Humor- back of the eye
Serous Fluid
Synovial Fluid- joints
2 pressures that cause fluids to move between compartments
Osmotic: higher solute concentration
Hydrostatic: higher to lower pressure
H20 intake - how much + where it comes from
2500 mL per day
60% beverages
30% moist foods
10% metabolic water (the chemical reactions that happen in your body
Thirst mechanism is normally triggered by
by osmoreceptors, whenever the total body water decreases by 1%
Stretch receptors (volume receptors) of cardiovascular system cause thirst when
when blood volume decreases by 10%
Water output: 5 ways we lose water from the body
Urine
Feces
Sweat (sensible perspiration)
Evaporating off the skin (insensible perspiration)
Lungs during breathing
Dehydration occurs if
If water intake is insufficient - thirst mechanism, decreased water output
Hypotonic hydration
water intoxication- Sweating a lot replacing H2O but not electrolytes
Leads to hyponatremia (Low Na+)
Hypoproteinemia
low plasma protein, causes edema
overhydration
Salt craving may be caused by
Severe electrolyte deficiency