Textbook Quiz - Fluid & electrolytes Flashcards
The largest volume of body fluid is located
within cells
reabsorption of sodium from the tubules of the nephron established an osmotic gradient that causes ___ to move back into the blood
water
the CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) in the brain is classified as
ECF (extracellular fluid)
Bone, DNA, RNA, ATP, and cell membranes all have one thing in common. they all contain ___
phosphate
what fluid has a higher concentration of potassium than interstitial fluid
intracellular fluid
what hormone is released that causes the renal tubule cells to reabsorb calcium
parathyroid hormone (PTH)
which of the following are regulated by aldosterone
- carbonic acid
- glucose
- magnesium
- sodium
sodium
what dissociate into anions and cations
electrolytes
which of the following is true concerning sodium ions
- they represent about 90% of extracellular anions
- they combine with chloride ions in gastric glands to form HCl
- they are necessary for generation of action potentials
- excess ions are stored by the kidneys
they are necessary for generation of action potentials
which one of the following chemicals is not an electrolytes
- calcium phosphate
- potassium chloride
- sodium bicarbonate
- glucose
glucose
the most abundant cation in plasma is ___
sodium
characterized by muscular weakness, tachycardia, and dizziness
lower than normal blood concentration of sodium
a patient whose blood pH is 7.5, whose concentration of HCO3- in arterial blood is 25 mEq/liter, and whose partial pressure of CO2 is 32 mm Hg in arterial blood is experiencing ___ alkalosis
uncompensated respiratory
hyperventilation during a panic attack causes an increase in blood ___
pH
the most abundant buffer system inside body cells and in plasma is the
protein buffer system
