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Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology, 9/e
David Shier, Washtenaw Community College
Ricki Lewis, The University at Albany
Jackie Butler, Grayson County Community College

Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

True/False Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Renal secretion of phosphate acids is an example of renal compensation for respiratory acidosis.
A)True
B)False
2

A pH of 7.1 in a diabetic is caused by the production of compounds such as beta-hydroxybutyric acid.
A)True
B)False
3

Vomiting can result in either metabolic acidosis or alkalosis.
A)True
B)False
4

Metabolic alkalosis could develop in persons being treated for peptic (gastric) ulcers.
A)True
B)False
5

Persons who are obese usually have a higher percentage of body fat than those who are leaner.
A)True
B)False
6

High concentrations of blood sodium could cause tissue cells to expand from taking excess water in.
A)True
B)False
7

Erythrocytes will swell in a hypotonic solution.
A)True
B)False
8

During the drinking of water, the stretching of the stomach causes a hypothalamic reflex to send impulse to the nervous system causing the person to stop.
A)True
B)False
9

The osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus cannot detect the change in body fluids until the loss is decreased to around 20% of body water.
A)True
B)False
10

The ability to sweat is the major method of regulating body water and concentration.
A)True
B)False
11

Loss of blood from trauma will usually reduce the amount of urine that is produced.
A)True
B)False
12

Diuretics can have an effect of reducing blood pressure.
A)True
B)False
13

Drinking water can cause intoxication with symptoms similar to alcohol.
A)True
B)False
14

Edema caused by surgical procedures or inflammation is always serious and must be treated.
A)True
B)False
15

Diuretics could be used to reduce the edema seen in the legs or sacral regions.
A)True
B)False
16

Surgical removal of a breast can cause edema in the arm.
A)True
B)False
17

Most of the requirement for electrolytes can be adequately met by water drinking.
A)True
B)False
18

Cells attempt to maintain electrical charge stability by transporting ions such as sodium inward as soon as they are lost from cell.
A)True
B)False
19

Breast, lung or bone cancers can cause hypercalcemia.
A)True
B)False
20

Increases in carbon dioxide production usually result in a decrease in acidity.
A)True
B)False
21

The oxidation of fatty or amino acids always must cause a decrease in pH.
A)True
B)False
22

Factors that decrease the pH of a solution, must always increase the acidity.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
23

Diuretics have a higher probability of causing a sodium rather than a potassium depletion.
A)True
B)False
24

Either hyperkalemia or hypokalemia could be associated with muscle paralysis or cardiac arrhythmias.
A)True
B)False
25

Carbonated beverages usually have a higher pH than stomach secretions?
A)True
B)False
26

Both components of the phosphate buffer system are acids, which breaks the normal buffering rules.
A)True
B)False
27

Holding one's breath tends to make the blood more acidic.
A)True
B)False
28

The respiratory centers in the pons and medulla are able to alter the pH of the blood.
A)True
B)False
29

A person's blood may be alkaline at the same time they are considered to be in acidosis.
A)True
B)False