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1
Where is most water found in the body?
A)blood plasma
B)whole blood
C)tissue spaces
D)in cells
2
Which of these is NOT a transcellular fluid?
A)interstitial fluid
B)vitreous humor
C)peritoneal fluid
D)mucus
3
Which of these is relatively high in extracellular fluids?
A)potassium
B)calcium
C)phosphate
D)sodium
4
What is the main force that causes water to move among the various fluid compartments?
A)osmosis
B)filtration
C)hydrostatic pressure
D)dialysis
5
What is the main force that causes fluid to leave the plasma compartment?
A)osmosis
B)hydrostatic pressure
C)dialysis
D)filtration
6
How is the excess tissue fluid mainly returned to the blood?
A)hydrostatic forces
B)through the capillaries
C)lymphatic vessels
D)tissue osmosis
7
About _____% of the total daily intake of water is derived from internal cell metabolism.
A)33
B)10
C)80
D)60
8
What is the greatest regulator of water intake?
A)renal function
B)gastrointestinal system
C)adequate diet
D)hypothalamus
9
As total body water decreases, the _____ of the extracellular fluid increases.
A)amount of sodium
B)osmotic pressure
C)hydrostatic pressure
D)protein level
10
The greatest amount of body water is lost through _____.
A)sweating
B)defecation
C)urine
D)breathing
11
The main factor that causes the kidney to conserve water is _____.
A)ADH
B)osmosis
C)renin production
D)plasma filtration pressure
12
ADH is secreted from the _____.
A)hypothalamus
B)posterior pituitary
C)anterior pituitary
D)kidney
13
Which of the following would have a diuretic effect? :
A)eating salty pretzels
B)drinking alcohol
C)sleeping
D)most drugs
14
ADH has a direct effect on _____.
A)blood pressure
B)water reabsorption
C)blood concentration
D)all of these
15
Excessive vomiting usually results in the disorder of _____.
A)water intoxication
B)dehydration
C)edema
D)hypoproteinemia
16
The symptoms of dehydration result from loss of _____ water.
A)intracellular
B)extracellular
C)blood
D)transcellular
17
The effects of water intoxication are usually related to _____.
A)blood pressure
B)hypoproteinemia
C)low sodium
D)high potassium
18
Which of the following favor the development of edema?
A)hypoproteinemia
B)decreased venous pressure
C)decreased capillary permeability
D)lymphatic flow
19
Which of these is NOT a usual cause of hypoproteinemia?
A)glomerulonephritis
B)poor diet
C)diuresis
D)liver disease
20
What can be a direct cause of ascites?
A)hypertension
B)hepatic disease
C)glomerulonephritis
D)renal failure
21
What causes the edema seen in inflammations?
A)hyperproteinemia
B)histamine
C)hypertension
D)cell damage
22
Which of the following is NOT true in Addison's disease?
A)sodium decreases
B)potassium decreases
C)adrenal cortex failure
D)low aldosterone
23
Where are most electrolytes normally lost?
A)feces
B)sweating
C)urine
D)respiration
24
What is the most abundant extracellular cation?
A)potassium
B)Mg2+
C)chloride
D)sodium
25
Which factor accounts for the ability of the body to conserve high levels of sodium?
A)blood pressure
B)aldosterone
C)kidney function
D)adequate diet
26
Which ion is usually exchanged for sodium absorption?
A)Cl-
B)bicarbonate
C)K+
D)H+
27
Which cells are most sensitive to electrolyte changes?
A)osteoblasts
B)epithelial
C)leukocytes
D)neurons
28
Which of these is NOT an effect of parathyroid hormone?
A)osteoclast stimulation
B)increase in blood Ca2+
C)increase in renal elimination
D)increase in intestinal absorption
29
Which ion is directly related to calcium homeostasis?
A)Mg2+
B)sodium
C)phosphate
D)chloride
30
Hyperparathyroidism usually causes an increase in _____.
A)potassium
B)calcium
C)phosphate
D)sodium
31
Which of the following does NOT become involved with maintaining blood calcium balance?
A)skeletal muscle
B)bone
C)kidneys
D)intestine
32
Which of the following is NOT related to hypocalcemia?
A)vitamin D deficiency
B)muscle weakness
C)tetany
D)cardiac arrhythmia
33
Which is the most abundant extracellular anion?
A)phosphate
B)bicarbonate
C)chloride
D)potassium
34
What is the most important ion, which affects all of the functions of the others?
A)H+
B)Na+
C)K+
D)phosphate
35
Which of the following will NOT produce H+ ions?
A)respiration of glucose
B)oxidation of fatty acids
C)synthesis of phosphoproteins
D)oxidation of sulfur amino acids
36
Which of these is NOT associated with acidity?
A)H3PO4
B)lactic
C)ketone
D)glucose
37
What is a likely cause of hypernatremia?
A)high salt in the diet
B)kidney failure
C)diabetes insipidus
D)vomiting
38
Hypokalemia could result from all of these except which one?
A)vomiting
B)Addison's disease
C)Cushing's disease
D)renal failure
39
Which of the following acts as a base in body fluids?
A)H+
B)HCl
C)H2CO3
D)HCO3-
40
Which of the following does NOT play a significant role in maintaining acid-base balance?
A)blood buffers
B)stomach
C)kidney
D)respiration
41
Which of the following could act by itself as a buffer?
A)bicarbonate ion
B)H2PO4-
C)albumin
D)carbonic acid
42
The purpose of a buffer system is to _____.
A)prevent pH increases only
B)increase acidity
C)decrease pH
D)stabilize pH
43
In the bicarbonate buffer system, _____ reacts with bases.
A)carbon dioxide
B)carbonic acid
C)bicarbonate ion
D)water
44
When a strong base reacts with the bicarbonate buffer system, ______ is formed from the base.
A)water
B)carbon dioxide
C)bicarbonate ion
D)carbonic acid
45
When an acid reacts with the bicarbonate buffer system, ______ is formed as an end product.
A)NaCl
B)water
C)carbonic acid
D)bicarbonate ion
46
What happens to HCl in the phosphate buffer reaction?
A)ionizes
B)forms water
C)forms H2PO4-
D)forms a weak acid and salt
47
What reacts with excess acids in protein buffers?
A)carboxyl group
B)amino group
C)CO2
D)NH3+
48
What reacts with the excess bases in protein buffers?
A)NH2
B)carbon dioxide
C)NH3+
D)COO
49
What buffers the addition of hydrogen in blood cells following the uptake of carbon dioxide?
A)albumin
B)bicarbonate
C)hemoglobin
D)phosphate
50
Which factor greatly increases the reaction between carbon dioxide and water?
A)carbonic anhydrase
B)concentration of carbon dioxide
C)concentration of bicarbonate
D)pH of hemoglobin
51
Which of the following is an effect of acidosis?
A)increased diuresis
B)decreased diuresis
C)mental confusion
D)seizures
52
Which blood parameter is directly affected by breathing?
A)blood pH
B)carbon dioxide
C)bicarbonate levels
D)buffer chemicals
53
During periods of acidosis, the kidney will secrete _____ into the urine.
A)carbon dioxide
B)K+
C)H2PO4
D)HPO4
54
In an attempt to remove acid from the blood, the kidneys will secrete _____ into the urine compartment.
A)ammonia
B)NH4+
C)chloride
D)monohydrogen phosphate
55
Which mechanism requires the most time to regulate pH?
A)bicarbonate buffer
B)phosphate buffer
C)respiration
D)renal function
56
Which condition is a generalized accumulation of body edematous tissues?
A)azotemia
B)anuria
C)acetonemia
D)anasarca
57
What is the normal pH of the blood?
A)7.40-7.50
B)7.35-7.45
C)6.8-7.9
D)7.0-8.0
58
What is the pH range compatible with life?
A)7.35-7.45
B)7.0-9.0
C)6.8-8.0
D)5-9
59
Hyperventilation from anxiety usually causes _____.
A)respiratory acidosis
B)metabolic acidosis
C)respiratory alkalosis
D)metabolic alkalosis
60
Lung cancer usually causes the tendency towards _____.
A)metabolic acidosis
B)metabolic alkalosis
C)respiratory acidosis
D)respiratory alkalosis
61
Cerebrospinal fluid, fluid within the eyes, joints, and body cavities, and fluid secretions of exocrine glands are all classified specifically as ______________ fluid.
A)intracellular
B)extracellular
C)transcellular
D)None of the above
62
What trigger signals the brain to increase the output of ADH for water conservation?
A)thickened saliva signals the sympathetic nervous system
B)osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus detect the increase in osmotic pressure of body fluids and signal the posterior pituitary to release ADH
C)chemoreceptors in the renal tubule sense the increased viscosity of renal filtrate and signal the hypothalamus which, in turn, signals the posterior pituitary
D)the juxtaglomerular apparatus senses the greater osmotic pressure in the blood and triggers the release of ADH
63
A so-called "salt craving" is primarily the result of _________________.
A)a learned behavior
B)a genetic disease
C)dehydration
D)a severe electrolyte deficiency
64
_______________ ions account for nearly 90% of the positively charged ions found in extracellular fluid.
A)potassium
B)calcium
C)sodium
D)sulfate
65
Edema can be caused by all of these factors except ________________.
A)an increase in the plasma protein concentration
B)obstruction of lymphatic vessels
C)increased capillary permeability because of inflammation
D)increased venous pressure
66
The imbalance known as ____________ can be caused by certain diuretic medications.
A)hyponatremia
B)hypernatremia
C)hypokalemia
D)hyperkalemia
67
Which of the following does NOT occur as a result of a shift in the acid- base balance of the body?
A)an alteration in the rate of enzyme-controlled metabolic reactions
B)an increase in metabolic efficiency within the cells
C)a shift in the distribution of other ions
D)a modification in hormone actions
68
Choose the factor that is NOT a major metabolic source of hydrogen ions in the body.
A)aerobic and anaerobic respiration of glucose
B)oxidation of amino acids that contain sulfur
C)hydrolysis of phosphoproteins
D)dehydration synthesis of nucleic acids
69
How is it possible for the rate and depth of breathing to affect hydrogen ion concentrations in body fluids?
A)During increased air exchange, more oxygen is exchanged with body cells, binding hydrogen ions.
B)During increased air exchange, more carbon dioxide is given off, returning hydrogen ion concentrations to normal.
C)During increased respiration over the long term, more hemoglobin is produced, thus increasing the buffering of the blood
D)The rate and depth of breathing does not alter hydrogen ion concentration in body fluids.
70
Which of these is considered a secondary defense against changes in pH?
A)renal excretion of hydrogen ions
B)the bicarbonate buffer system
C)the phosphate buffer system
D)the protein buffer system
71
Which of these values would be the smallest?
A)metabolic water
B)water output
C)water in food
D)water in beverages
72
Which of these conditions leads to a severe, life- threatening water loss?
A)diabetes mellitus, type 1
B)diabetes mellitus, type 2
C)diabetes insipidus
D)hyponatremia
73
An abnormal accumulation of interstitial fluid is termed ______.
A)inflammation
B)necrosis
C)hypoproteinemia
D)edema
74
The most serious consequence of potassium imbalances is _____.
A)seizure
B)nerve damage
C)renal failure
D)cardiac abnormalities
75
What is the normal pH of the blood?
A)7-8
B)7.35-7.45
C)7.10-7.50
D)7.3-7.4
76
What is the most significant inorganic plasma buffer?
A)phosphate
B)albumin
C)hemoglobin
D)bicarbonate
77
What is the most effective intracellular inorganic buffer?
A)bicarbonate
B)phosphate
C)hemoglobin
D)lactate
78
Diabetic ketoacidosis is an example of which imbalance?
A)respiratory acidosis
B)respiratory alkalosis
C)metabolic alkalosis
D)metabolic acidosis







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