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What is the main reason for fluid movement between compartments?
What is the main reason for fluid movement between compartments?
- Facilitated transport
- ATP and energy
- Hydrostatic pressure (correct)
- Concentration gradients
In which body organs do we find the highest proportion of water?
In which body organs do we find the highest proportion of water?
- Heart and pancreas
- Liver and lungs
- Stomach and intestines
- Brain and kidneys (correct)
What is the main function of the sodium-potassium pump?
What is the main function of the sodium-potassium pump?
- Move sodium out of a cell and potassium into a cell (correct)
- Maintain equal levels of sodium and potassium inside and outside the cell
- Move sodium and potassium into the cell
- Move sodium and potassium out of the cell
Why do signals increase thirst due to an increase in blood plasma osmolarity?
Why do signals increase thirst due to an increase in blood plasma osmolarity?
How do solutes move passively through membranes?
How do solutes move passively through membranes?
What are the main components of extracellular fluid (ECF)?
What are the main components of extracellular fluid (ECF)?
What is responsible for maintaining electrical neutrality in the extracellular fluid?
What is responsible for maintaining electrical neutrality in the extracellular fluid?
Which electrolyte is important for muscle contraction, enzyme activity, and blood coagulation?
Which electrolyte is important for muscle contraction, enzyme activity, and blood coagulation?
What is the result of hypernatremia?
What is the result of hypernatremia?
In which condition is there too little potassium?
In which condition is there too little potassium?
What is the function of bicarbonate in the body?
What is the function of bicarbonate in the body?
Which electrolyte is responsible for half of the osmotic pressure gradients between the interior cell and the extracellular space?
Which electrolyte is responsible for half of the osmotic pressure gradients between the interior cell and the extracellular space?
What are symptoms of alkalosis?
What are symptoms of alkalosis?
Which system controls the body's acid-base balance within minutes?
Which system controls the body's acid-base balance within minutes?
