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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

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