30 - Homeostasis 1 Flashcards
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Do you know this?
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review
2
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What is homeostasis generally?
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3
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Explain how water moves through body fluid compartments.
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4
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What is osmotic pressure? What is the difference between osmitic pressure of intracellular fluid and that of extracellular fluid?
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5
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What is osmosis?
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6
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What is osmolarity?
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7
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How do you estimate plasma osmolarity?
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8
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What is tonicity?
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9
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What is osmotic pressure?
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10
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how do you calculate osmotic pressure?
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11
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What does the concept of isotonic mean?
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12
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What does hypotonic mean?
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13
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What does hypertonic mean?
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15
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What is edema?
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16
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What factors change the hydrostatic and oncotic pressure between extracellular fluid compartments?
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17
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What is Starling’s law of capillary and how does it relate to capilary filtration?
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