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Urinary System

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Uremic poisoning   toxic levels in the blood  
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Nephron   microscopic unit of a kidney  
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Renal Medulla   inner portion of the kidney  
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Erythropoietrin   stimulates production of erythrocytes  
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Bowman capsule   cup shaped top of a nephron  
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Function of the kidney   clean waste from the blood  
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Renal pyramids   triangular division of the kidney  
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Henle loop   extension of the proximal tubule of the kidney  
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Calyx   division of the renal pelvis  
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Retroperitoneal   located behind the peritoneum  
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Reabsorption   material moves from tubule into the blood  
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Filtration   first step in the urine production  
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Renal papilla   narrow end of the pyramid  
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Renal cortex   outer part of the kidney  
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Glycosuria   glucose in the urine  
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Glomerulus   blood capillary inside the Bowman capsule  
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Renal pelvis   upper expansion of the urteter  
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NaCl   sodium chloride; table salt  
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Proximal convoluted tubule   first part of the renal tubule  
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Potassium   Vitamin K  
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Nephron is composed of two principal components   renal corpuscle and renal tubule  
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Renal corpuscle consist of   Glomerulus and Bowman capsule  
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Renal tubule consist of   Proximal convoluted tubule Loop of the Henle Distal convoluted tubule Collecting duct  
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Where does filteration occur   Renal corpuscles  
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Where does reabsorption occur   Renal tubule  
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What carries urine from the kidneys   ureter  
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ANH (Atrial Natruretic Hormone)   secreted from the heart; increases urine output; urine loss hormone  
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Oliguria   scanty amount of urine  
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ADH (Antidiuretic hormone)   secreted from the posterior pituitary gland; decreases the amount of urine  
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PKU   Phenylketonuria  
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Secretion   moves urine into the distal collecting duct  
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Sodium   encourages water retention; most abundant positive ion  
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Anuria   absence of urine  
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Renal Pelvis   uppermost part of the ureter  
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Glycosuria   sign of diabetes  
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Urinalysis   examination of urine  
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Casts   particle found in urine  
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Rugae   folds in the urinary bladder  
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Trigone   smooth area in the bladder  
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Polyuria   large amount of urine  
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Urethra   carries urine from the bladder  
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Urinary catheterization   inserting a hollow tube for withdrawal of urine  
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Sphincter   ring of muscula tissue  
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Urinary Supression   body is not producting urine  
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Urination   micturition  
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Renal colic   kidney stone pain  
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Stress incontinence   urine loss associated with coughing or heavy lifting  
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Kidney stones   can be caused by hydronephrosis  
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Urinary meatus   opening of the urethra  
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Overflow incontinence   common with prostate problems  
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Emptying reflex   nerve impulse generated by the sacral spine  
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Internal urinary sphincter   involuntary  
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Enuresis   involuntary urination  
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Reflex incontinence   common following a spinal cord injury  
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Urinary retention   unable to void urine  
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Urethra   is much longer in a man  
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Dysuria   sign of a bladder infection  
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Renal calculi   kidney stones  
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Nocturnal enuresis   bed wetting at night  
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Hydronephrosis   swelling of kidney due to backup of urine  
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Lithotripsy   procedure to break up a kidney stone  
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Nephrities   inflammation of the kidney  
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Urethritis   inflammation of the urethra  
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Pyelonephritis   inflammation of the renal pelvis  
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Edema   tissue swelling  
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Hematuria   blood in the urine  
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Glomerulonephritis   inflammation of the glomerularus and kidney; damage to the glomerulus  
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Hypoalbuminemia   low albumin levels  
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Cystoscope   instrument to view the bladder  
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Proteinura   albumin in the urine  
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PKD   Polycystic kidney disease  
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Overactive bladder   need for frequent urinatiion  
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Renal Failure Stage 1   asymptomatic  
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Renal Failure Stage 2   renal insufficiency; concentrate urine is impaired; polyuria; dehydration  
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Renal Failure Stage 3   Uremic syndrome; low urine production; oliguria; edema; hypertension; death  
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Retention   Bladder does not empty  
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Cystitis   Inflammation of the urinary bladder  
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Micturition   Urination  
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Suppression   Kidneys not producing urine  
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Kidneys   The principal organ of the urinary system  
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Uremia   The condition that occurs when waste products in the blood quickly accumulate to toxic levels  
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The cells of the juxtaglomerular apparatus function to regulate   Blood Pressure  
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Urine is formed by the nephron by means of which three processes?   filtration, reabsorption, and secretion  
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How much is reabsorbed from the proximal tubules?   99%  
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The ureter of each kidney conducts urine from the kidney to the...   bladder  
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Attacks of renal colic are caused by   kidney stones  
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The mechanism for voiding urine begins with the voluntary relaxation of the...   external sphincter muscle of the bladder  
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Complete destruction or transsection of the sacral cord may lead to a condition called...   cystitis  
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Capillary Blood Pressure   Blood pressure within capillary vessels  
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Diurectic   A substance that stimulates the production of urine  
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Overhydration   Excessive amount of IV fluid-given to rapidly  
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Aldosterone   Controls sodium reabsorption; reduces urine volume; causes an increase in extracellular fluid  
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Water   Body's most abundant compound  
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Urine volume is regulate by...   hormones, ADH, and aldosterone  
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Ion   dissociated parts of an electrolyte; electrically charged atom or group of atoms  
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Renal tubule   one of the two principle parts of the nephron  
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Kidney   cleanses blood of waste  
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Edema   accumulation of fluid in tissues causing swelling  
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Substances that dissolve or break apart in water solution are called   electrolytes  
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The total body water can be subdivided into the...   intracellular and extrcellular fluid compartments  
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The three sources of fluid intake are   liquids, food, and catabolism of food  
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Factors for controlling plasma, interstitial fluid, and intracellular fluid volumes...   concentration of electrolytes in extracellur fluid capillary blood pressure concentration of proteins in blood  
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This mechanism tends to restore normal extracellular fluid volume when it decreases below normal   aldosterone mechanism  
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What is the most important factor in determing urine volume? The rate of water and salt   resorption by the renal tubules  
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type of bond that does not permit the compound to break up in a solution are called...   nonelectrolytes  
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The dissociated parts of an electrolyte are   ions  
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Sodium is almost completely reabsorbed in the   large intestine  
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As capillary blood pressure increases   more fluid is filtered out of the blood into the IF  
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The amount of water that moves out of capillary blood into the IF depends on capillary blood pressure; however, the amount that moves in the opposite direction depends largely on the concentraton of   proteins in blood plasma  
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A substance that promotes or stimulates the production of urine is a   diuretic  
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The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body is a condition called   edema  
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The danger of giving intravenous fluids too rapidly or in too large amounts may lead to...   overhydration a heavy burden on the heart  
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Anything that causes an appreciable decrease in respirations will in time produce   acidosis  
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Repeated excessive vomiting results in   alkalosis  
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Untreated diabetes causes   acidosis  
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A pH higher than 7.0 is   alkaline  
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a pH lower than 7.0 is   acid  
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With a bicarbonate deficit, the pH is   acid  
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With a pH of 7.7, bicarbonate is   alkaline  
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With rapid excessive increase in respirations, the pH will be   alkalosis  
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With a pH of gastric juice at 1.6, it is   acid  
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Blood pH is said to be   alkaline  
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The mechanisms of the body operate to maintain the constancy of pH   buffers, respiratory mechanism, and urinary mechanism  
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Venous blood has a pH of...   7.35  
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Arterial blood has a pH of...   7.45  
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Ketone Bodies   the accumulation of these acidic substances is a result of excessive metabolism of fats  
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The technique adopted by some athletes that involves ingesting large amounts of sodium bicarbonate to counteract the effect of lactic acid buildup is called   bicarbonate loading  
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When respiration is decreased, CO2 content   increases, H2CO3(carbonic acid) increases, and pH decreases  
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Decrease in blood pH below normal (acidosis) tends to   stimulate increased respirations  
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Anything that causes an excessive increase in respirations will in time produce   alkalosis  
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The body's last and best defense against wide variations in blood pH is the   kidneys  
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When a hydrogen ion diffuses out of the tubule cell into the urine, it replaces one of the sodium ion to form...   salt, which leaves the body in the urine  
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Disturbances in the acid-base balance can be dependent on the relative ratio of   NaHCO3(sodium bicarbonate) and H2CO3(carbonic acid)  
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Blood levels of NaHCO3(sodium bicarbonate) are regulated by the kidneys while H2CO3(carbonic acid) levels are regulated by the...   lungs  
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The condition that occurs as a result of blood levels of NaHCO3(sodium bicarbonate) decreasing, thus resulting in a lower ratio of NaHCO3(sodium bicarbonate) to H2CO3(carbonic acid), is called   uncompensated metabolic acidosis  
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ICF   intracellular fluid; located inside the cells  
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IF   interstitial fluid; found around the cells  
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Fluid output   lungs, skin, kidneys, large intestine  
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Plasma   liquid part of the blood; ECF(extracellular fluid)  
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Blood protein decreases...   blood volume decreases, (IF) interstitial fluid volume increases  
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dissociate   break up  
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dehydration   fluid imbalance most commonly seen  
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nonelectrolytes   doesn't dissolve in water  
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high blood pressure increases...   (IF) interstitial fluid  
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chloride   most abundant negative ion  
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pitting edema   depressions in the skin that won't rapidly refill  
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Hypernatremia   increased sodium levels  
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Hypokalemia   decreased potassium levels  
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Hypercalcemia   increased calcium levels  
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Sodium   Natrium  
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Potassium   Kalium  
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Calcium   calcemia  
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Hyponatremia   decreased sodium levels  
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Hyperkalemia   increased potassium levels  
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Hypocalcemia   decreased calcium levels  
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Blood pressure goes up...   Interstitial Fluid (IF) increases  
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Blood pressure goes down...   Interstitial Fluid (IF) decreases  
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Plasma Proteins goes up...   Interstitial Fluid (IF) decreases  
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Plasma Proteins goes down...   Interstitial Fluid (IF) increases  
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The extracellular fluid compartment is...   composed of interstitial fluid and plasma  
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The largest volume of water in the human body is contained in which fluid compartment?   intercellular  
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Urine volume is regulated by three hormones:   ADH released from the pituitary gland aldostrone released from the adrenal cortex ANH (Atrial Natriuretic hormone)  
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When the blood level of aldostrone increases sodium is moved from the kidney tubules to the...   blood  
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Increased capillary pressure moves fluid from the plasma to the...   interstitial fluid  
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Blood plasma proteins act to move interstitial fluid into the...   plasma  
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When extracellular fluid volume decreases   aldosterone secretion increases kidney tubule reabsorption of sodium increases urine volume decreases  
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Acid-base balance means...   keeping the concentration of hydrogen ion in body fluids relatively constant  
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a pH higher than 7.0 indicates a...   base solution  
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a pH lower than 7.0 indicates an...   acid solution  
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NaHCO3   sodium bicarbonate  
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H2CO3   cardonic acid  
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H+   hydrogen ions  
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OH-   Hydroxide ions  
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Most common buffer pair is   baking soda and carbonic acid  
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Acid range is...   0 - 6.99  
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Base range is...   7.01 - 15  
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Metabolic acidosis   bicarbonate deficit  
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Metabolic alkalosis   bicarbonate excess  
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Respiratory acidosis   carbonic acid excess  
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Respiratory alkalosis   carbonic acid deficit  
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Acidosis   pH imbalance, level falls closer to 7  
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Alkalosis   pH imbalance, level climbs higher than normal  
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Respiratory acidosis is caused by...   depressed breathing  
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Metabolic alkalosis is caused by...   loss of gastric fluid  
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Respiratory alkalosis is caused by...   hyperventilation  
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Metabolic acidosis is caused by...   uncontrolled diabetes  
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Blood levels of NaHCO (sodium bacarbonate) can be regulated by the...   kidneys  
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Blood levels of H2CO3 (carbonic acid) can be regulated by the...   lungs  
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