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Organic substances with the type of bond that does not permit the compound to break up in a solution are called nonelectrolytes
Functionally, the total body water can be subdivided into the intracellular and extracellular fluid compartments.
The cardinal principle about fluid balance is that it can be maintained only if intake equals output
The mechanism that tends to restore normal extracellular fluid volume when it decreases below normal is: aldosterone mechanism. [by regulating the abmount of sodium re absorbed in the tubules]
What two factors together determine urine volume? Glomerular filtration and rate of water reabsorption
According to Starling's law of the capillaries, the control mechanism for water exchange between plasma and interstitial fluid consists of all of the following pressures except _____ pressure. colloid diffusion
The mechanism of edema formation can be initiated by a decrease in blood protein concentration and, therefore, in _____ pressure. blood colloid osmotic [which draws fluid from IF into capillaries]
The ADH mechanism helps maintain homeostasis of extracellular colloid osmotic pressure by regulating volume and thereby its _____ concentration. electrolyte
A common type of electrolyte imbalance in which potassium is lost from the body, resulting in a serum potassium level below 3.5 mEq/L, is: hypokalemia.
List three important cations and anions that serve critical nutrient or regulatory roles in the body. (Patton 1008) Cations: sodium, calcium, potassium, and magnesium. Anions: chloride, bicarbonate, phosphate, and many proteins.
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