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Which fluid compartment has the highest proportion of water in the human body?
Which fluid compartment has the highest proportion of water in the human body?
- Aqueous humor of the eye
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Extracellular fluid
- Intracellular fluid (correct)
What condition is characterized by low blood chloride levels?
What condition is characterized by low blood chloride levels?
- Hypernatremia
- Hypochloremia (correct)
- Hyponatremia
- Hyperchloremia
What process uses energy from ATP to move sodium out of the cell and bring potassium into the cell for balancing?
What process uses energy from ATP to move sodium out of the cell and bring potassium into the cell for balancing?
- Diffusion
- Active transport (correct)
- Osmosis
- Facilitated diffusion
Which electrolyte imbalance can lead to swelling of cells due to water rushing in?
Which electrolyte imbalance can lead to swelling of cells due to water rushing in?
What is the force exerted by fluid against a wall that causes movement between compartments, especially important in blood vessels and nephrons?
What is the force exerted by fluid against a wall that causes movement between compartments, especially important in blood vessels and nephrons?
What is the second most abundant anion in the blood that helps maintain the acid-base balance as part of the buffer system?
What is the second most abundant anion in the blood that helps maintain the acid-base balance as part of the buffer system?
Which electrolyte imbalance may lead to diuresis, the production of excess urine?
Which electrolyte imbalance may lead to diuresis, the production of excess urine?
Which condition involves high blood levels of CO2 and can result from pneumonia or hypoventilation?
Which condition involves high blood levels of CO2 and can result from pneumonia or hypoventilation?
During dehydration, what hormone is produced more to regulate water balance in the body?
During dehydration, what hormone is produced more to regulate water balance in the body?
What can cause elevated blood potassium levels and impair functions of the nervous system, muscles, and heart?
What can cause elevated blood potassium levels and impair functions of the nervous system, muscles, and heart?
Which fluid compartment surrounds cells and includes plasma in blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and lymph?
Which fluid compartment surrounds cells and includes plasma in blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and lymph?
What is the term used to describe pH below 7.35?
What is the term used to describe pH below 7.35?
