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Water and Electrolytes in the Human Body Quiz

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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?

Heart and pancreas

Liver and lungs

Stomach and intestines

Brain and kidneys (correct)

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?

To maintain proper fluid balance in the body Signup and view all the answers

How do solutes move passively through membranes?

Down concentration gradients Signup and view all the answers

What are the main components of extracellular fluid (ECF)?

Sodium, chloride, bicarbonate Signup and view all the answers

What is responsible for maintaining electrical neutrality in the extracellular fluid?

Chloride Signup and view all the answers

Which electrolyte is important for muscle contraction, enzyme activity, and blood coagulation?

Calcium Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of hypernatremia?

Too much sodium Signup and view all the answers

In which condition is there too little potassium?

Hypokalemia Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of bicarbonate in the body?

Balance acid-base levels Signup and view all the answers

Water and Electrolytes in the Human Body Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is the main reason for fluid movement between compartments?

In which body organs do we find the highest proportion of water?

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

Why do signals increase thirst due to an increase in blood plasma osmolarity?

How do solutes move passively through membranes?

What are the main components of extracellular fluid (ECF)?

What is responsible for maintaining electrical neutrality in the extracellular fluid?

Which electrolyte is important for muscle contraction, enzyme activity, and blood coagulation?

What is the result of hypernatremia?

In which condition is there too little potassium?

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?

What are symptoms of alkalosis?

Which system controls the body's acid-base balance within minutes?

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