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15 Cards in this Set
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Dissociates in water
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Electrolytes
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Do not dissociate
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Nonelectrolytes
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The fluid compartments outside the cell
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Extracellular
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Fluid compartments located within the cell
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Intracellular
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Spaces between the cell
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Interstitial
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Which of the tissues in the human body is most hydrated?
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Skeletal muscle
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Which cation in intracellular fluid is most abundant?
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K+
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What substances in the human body determine most of the chemical and physical rxns in the body?
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Electrolytes determine most of the chemical and physical rxns in the body.
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How does the size of a solute affect its ability to move freely between compartments?
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Water moves freely between the compartments along osmotic gradients, solutes are unequally distributed because of their size
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Where is the thirst center located in the human body?
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the thirst center is located in the brain in the hypothalamus.
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What types of endocrine disturbances are caused by diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus?
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Dehydration can be caused by endocrine disturbances such as diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus.
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Is it possible to overhydrate a person?
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Yes. Hypotonic hydration leads to severe metabolic disturbances evidenced by nausea, vomiting, ect. Very damaging to neurons. Can quickly lead to disorientation, convolutions, coma, and death
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What is the term for water imbalance, in which output exceeds intake, causing an imbalance of body fluids?
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Dehydration
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Name three ways that salts can be lost from the human body?
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Salts can be lost from the body in perspiration, feces, and urine
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What is the cause of hypoproteinemia?
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It reflects a condition where unusually low levels of plasma proteins. Results in tissue edema. Fluids are forced out of the capillary beds at the arterial ends by BP and fail to return the blood at venous ends. Resulting in the interstitial spaces becoming congested with fluid.
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