Untitled Deck Flashcards
The total body water for a 70 kg male is _______ L.
42
The percentage of total body water for a 70 kg male is _______ of body weight.
60%
The _______ Fluid Compartment is 40% of total body weight. Intracellular
_______ fluid is approximately 78% of the extracellular fluid.
Interstitial
The total body water is lower in _______ than in males.
females
The average 70 kg male has a total body water of _______ L.
42
In _______ temperatures water loss occurs through urine.
cold
which gender has a greater percentage of body fat
Women
Body water for women is _______% of body weight.
50
Premature and newborn babies have _______% to _______% body weight as water.
70
75
_______ is associated with an increased percentage of body weight being fat.
Aging
Fat tissue contains _______ water than lean tissue.
less
One of the functions of water in the body is that it acts as a _______ medium.
transport
Water is a component of _______ _______.
chemical reactions
Substances can _______
ionise
Water turnover is considered in terms of _______ balance and _______ fluxes.
external
internal
External balance is a comparison between water _______ from and _______ to the external environment.
input
output
_______ balance refers to the movement of water across the capillaries of the body.
Internal
A 0.9% solution of _______ _______ or a 5% glucose solution is considered isotonic to the red blood cell.
sodium chloride
Solutions of sodium chloride with a concentration of less than 0.9% are _______ and cause cells to _______.
swell
Sodium chloride solutions of more than 0.9% are _______.
hypertonic
It takes approximately _______ minutes to achieve osmotic equilibrium in the body after drinking water.
30
Estimation of daily water requirements in unstressed healthy adults is based on _______ rate, _______ _______ area, and _______.
metabolic, body surface, weight
Based on metabolic rate
daily water requirements are _______ - _______ mls/100kcals. 80