Ch. 21

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You would expect which of the following to have the lowest percent of body water? a. A healthy nonobese young male b. A healthy nonobese young female c. An obese person of either sex d. Because of the body's control of fluid volume, all of them would have about the same percent.

You would expect which of the following to have the highest percent of body water? a. An infant b. An elderly male c. A healthy nonobese young male d. Because of the body's control of fluid volume, all of them would have about the same percent.

This is considered an interstitial fluid. a. Plasma b. The fluid surrounding cells c. The fluid in the eye d. All of these are considered interstitial fluids.

Which of the following is true of intracellular fluid? a. It is the largest volume of fluid in the body. b. It is located inside the cells of the body. c. Its main function is to serve as a solvent in which important chemical reactions can occur. d. All of these are true of intracellular fluid.

Which of the following is not a source of fluid intake? a. Water formed by the anabolism of nutrients b. Water in the food we eat c. The fluids that we drink d. All of the above are sources of fluid intake.

Which of the following is a main avenue of water output by the body? a. Water vapor lost in exhaled air b. Sweat that evaporates from the skin c. Urine output by the kidneys d. All of these are avenues of water output by the body.

What is the most important factor in determining urine volume? The rate of water and salt a. resorption by the renal tubules. b. absorption by the renal tubules. c. resorption by the glomerulus. d. absorption by the glomerulus.

This substance released from the pituitary gland promotes water reabsorption from the kidney tubules back to the blood. a. ANH b. ADH c. Aldosterone d. FSH

This substance released from the adrenal cortex increases the sodium reabsorption from the kidney tubules to the blood. a. ANH b. ADH c. Aldosterone d. FSH

This substance released by the heart wall promotes sodium loss from the blood to the kidney tubules. a. ANH b. ADH c. Aldosterone d. FSH

This substance is a diuretic hormone. a. ANH b. ADH c. Aldosterone d. FSH

Signals from this structure cause water conservation throughout the body. a. The kidney b. The adrenal cortex c. The hypothalamus d. The cerebellum

This force will increase the amount of interstitial fluid. a. Increased capillary blood pressure b. Decreased capillary blood pressure c. Low concentration of plasma proteins d. Increased capillary blood pressure and low concentration of plasma proteins

This force will decrease the amount of interstitial fluid. a. Increased capillary blood pressure b. Decreased capillary blood pressure c. Low concentration of plasma proteins d. Increased capillary blood pressure and low concentration of plasma

The danger of giving intravenous fluids too rapidly or in too large amounts may lead to a. dehydration. b. overhydration. c. a heavy burden on the heart. d. overhydration and a heavy burden on the heart.

The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body is a condition called a. diuresis. b. dehydration. c. edema. d. dissociation.

Which of the following is not true of electrolytes? a. They release ions. b. They are held together by ionic bonds. c. An example of an electrolyte would be glucose. d. All of these are true of electrolytes.

An important cation is a. sodium. b. chloride. c. bicarbonate. d. phosphate.

A blood potassium level of more than 5.1 mEq/L would be called a. hyponatremia. b. hypokalemia. c. hyperkalemia. d. hypercalcemia.

A sodium level less than 136 mEq/L would be called a. hyponatremia. b. hypokalemia. c. hyperkalemia. d. hypercalcemia.

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