Homeostasis Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What percentage of an animal's body weight is fluids? | 60% |
| What is the water content of a young animal's body? | 70-80% |
| What is the water content of a geriatric animal's body? | 50-55% |
| What body tissue contains the least amount of fluid? | Fatty tissue. |
| Should fluid therapy be calculated using the animals actual body weight or their ideal body weight? | Ideal body weight. |
| What are the main cations of intracellular fluid? | Potassium and magnesium. |
| What are the main anions of intracellular fluid? | Chloride and bicarbonate. |
| What is interstitial fluid? | Ultrafiltrate of plasma that surrounds cells. |
| What are examples of transcellular fluid? | Cerebrospinal fluid & synovial fluid. |
| Define homeostasis. | The state of balance among all body systems required for survival. |
| What is hydrostatic pressure? | A pressure that must be applied to a solution to prevent inward flow of water across a semi-permeable membrane. |
| What is the approximate requirement to maintain water balance in a healthy animal? | 50-60ml/kg/day. |
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