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What is the main reason for fluid movement between compartments?
What is the main reason for fluid movement between compartments?
- Hydrostatic pressure (correct)
- Facilitated transport
- Osmosis
- ATP usage
Which organ has the highest proportion of water in the body?
Which organ has the highest proportion of water in the body?
- Heart
- Kidneys (correct)
- Liver
- Lungs
How do solutes primarily move through membranes actively?
How do solutes primarily move through membranes actively?
- Osmosis
- Diffusion
- Facilitated transport
- Using ATP and energy (correct)
What percentage of our total water is the intracellular fluid (ICF)?
What percentage of our total water is the intracellular fluid (ICF)?
Which substance has high amounts in extracellular fluid (ECF)?
Which substance has high amounts in extracellular fluid (ECF)?
What signals the increase in thirst due to an increase in blood plasma osmolarity?
What signals the increase in thirst due to an increase in blood plasma osmolarity?
What is responsible for nerve excitability, endocrine function, membrane permeability, buffering body fluids, and controlling fluid movement?
What is responsible for nerve excitability, endocrine function, membrane permeability, buffering body fluids, and controlling fluid movement?
Which electrolyte is essential for muscle contraction, enzyme activity, blood coagulation, stabilizing cell membranes, and releasing neurotransmitters?
Which electrolyte is essential for muscle contraction, enzyme activity, blood coagulation, stabilizing cell membranes, and releasing neurotransmitters?
What is the main contributor to the osmotic pressure gradient in the extracellular fluid?
What is the main contributor to the osmotic pressure gradient in the extracellular fluid?
Which condition results from too little potassium in the body?
Which condition results from too little potassium in the body?
What is the pH value of pure water on the pH scale?
What is the pH value of pure water on the pH scale?
How is bicarbonate produced in the body?
How is bicarbonate produced in the body?
What causes hypercapnia?
What causes hypercapnia?
Which system controls the acid-base balance within minutes?
Which system controls the acid-base balance within minutes?
What are the symptoms of metabolic acidosis?
What are the symptoms of metabolic acidosis?
How does hydrogen ion compete with potassium in the sodium pump?
How does hydrogen ion compete with potassium in the sodium pump?
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