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Implies homeostasis, or relative constancy of body fluid levels
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Fluid Balance
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F B
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Substances such as salts that dissolve or break apart in water solution.
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Electrolytes
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El
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Total body water of a person is subdivided into two major campartments called
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Fluid Compartments
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F C
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Consists mainly of the fluid liquid fraction of whole blood called plasma
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Extracellular fluid
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E C F
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Substance that surrounds the cells
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Interstitial fluid
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I F
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Refers to the largest volume of water in the body, located in the cells.
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Intracellular fluid
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I C F
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Group of all positively charged ions, such as Na+
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Cations
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Newborn infant, body weight to water percentage
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80%
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Adult male, body weight to water percentage
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60%
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Adult female, body weight to water percentage
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50%
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Hormone secreted from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that affects urine volume
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Antidiuretic Hormone
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ADH
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Hormone secreted from the Atrial wall that affects urine volume
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Atrial Natriuretic Hormone
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ANH
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Hormone secreted from the adrenal cortex that affects urine volume
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Aldosterone
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Al
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Negatively charged ions
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Anions
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Na+ and Cl- are subdivisions of what fluid?
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Extracellular fluid
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ECF
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K+ is the most common cation in what fluid?
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Intracellular fluid
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ICF
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