Osmosis and Water Proportion in Human Body

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Which fluid in the human body has the highest proportion of water?

Intracellular fluid (correct)

Cerebrospinal fluid

Aqueous humor of the eye

Extracellular fluid

What is the main function of the sodium-potassium pump?

To balance the cell membrane potential (correct)

To promote diuresis

To increase ADH production

To maintain hydrostatic pressure

What is the process of diuresis?

Decrease in urine production

Increase in blood volume

Production of excess urine (correct)

Excessive sodium retention

What happens in a person's body when there is excess ADH production?

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What condition is characterized by low blood chloride levels?

Hypochloremia Signup and view all the answers

Which electrolyte imbalance is associated with cells swelling due to water rush into the cell?

Hyponatremia Signup and view all the answers

What can cause elevated blood potassium levels leading to impairment of the nervous system, muscles, and heart?

Vomiting Signup and view all the answers

Which condition may result from water loss from the blood?

Hypernatremia Signup and view all the answers

What is the second most abundant anion in the blood that helps maintain acid-base balance?

Bicarbonate Signup and view all the answers

How does the respiratory tract regulate pH?

By exhaling CO2 Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

Which fluid in the human body has the highest proportion of water?

What is the main function of the sodium-potassium pump?

What is the process of diuresis?

What happens in a person's body when there is excess ADH production?

What condition is characterized by low blood chloride levels?

Which electrolyte imbalance is associated with cells swelling due to water rush into the cell?

What can cause elevated blood potassium levels leading to impairment of the nervous system, muscles, and heart?

Which condition may result from water loss from the blood?

What is the second most abundant anion in the blood that helps maintain acid-base balance?

How does the respiratory tract regulate pH?

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