Fluid balance

Water makes up approximately what percentage of the total body weight for an adult male?

• 10

• 60

• 15

• 35

Which hormone is released in response to increased water loss from the kidney?

• aldosterone

• ANP

• ADH

• angiotensin II

What is most abundant cation of the ECF?

• K+

• Ca2+

• Na+

• HPO4 2-

What is the movement of abnormal amounts of water from plasma into interstitial fluid known as?

• edema

• CSF

• ICF

• ECF

When water loss outpaces water gain, this is known as what?

• hyperhydration

• dehydration

• shrinking

• micturition

What buffer system results from the dissolving of carbon dioxide into water?

• Carbonic Acid-Bicarbonate Buffer System

• Protein Buffer System

• Hemoglobin Buffer System

• Phosphate Buffer System

What is the physiological compensation for metabolic acidosis?

• Slow, shallow breaths

• Rapid inhalation and exhalation

• Hydrogen ion retention by the kidneys

• Increased bicarbonate excretion by the kidneys

Water is lost from the human body through all of the following, EXCEPT:

• feces

• absorption

• perspiration

• urine

All of the following are symptoms of hyponatremia, except:

• nausea

• headache

• thirst

• confusion

What is the name of ions that are released when inorganic compounds dissociate?

• electrolytes

• intracellular fluid

• extracellular fluid

• organic compunds