Water, Electolytes and Acid Base Balance

Question 1

Approximate Amount of Insensible Water lost

Answer 1

0.8 to 1.2 liters a day

Question 2

The atomic Weight and Number of Valance E- in Ca

Answer 2

40 and 2

Question 3

Extracellular Electrolytes

Answer 3

-Ca, Na, Bicarbonate

Question 4

Sodium Chloride is _______ Na

Answer 4

40 %

Question 5

Sodium is reabosorbed by __________ and retained by _________

Answer 5

aldosterone;steroids

Question 6

Intracellular Electrolytes

Answer 6

K, Mg, P

Question 7

Fruits and Vegetables High in Potassium

Answer 7

• Banana
• Orange
• Tomato
• Potato
• Cantaloupe

Question 8

Fruits and Vegatables low in Potassium

Answer 8

• Apple
• Cranberry
• Blueberry
• Carrot
• Corn

Question 9

__________ increases potassium K excretion

Answer 9

Aldosterone

Question 10

Osmosis

Answer 10

Fluid

Question 11

What is the acid base balance?

Answer 11

-regulation of hydrogen conentration

Question 12

What is a buffer?

Answer 12

A mixture of acid and base components to protect against a strong acid or a strong base
-Carbonic Acid

Question 13

How do the lungs control the supply of carbonic acid?

Answer 13

-Retain and loses acid by the depth of breathing

Question 14

Describe the function of the the kidneys in the acid base balance

Answer 14

The kidney regulate hydrogen ion secretion and bicarbonate reabsorption

Question 15

What happens when the lungs retain CO2?

Answer 15

-The kidney increase absorption of the base

Question 16

What happens when the lungs excrete too much CO2?

Answer 16

-The kidney excrete additional base

Question 17

Metabolic Acidosis. How do the lung compensate for this?

Answer 17

Kidney produce too much acid or excrete too much
base
-Lungs decrease acid production

Question 18

What is the normal pH of the blood?

Answer 18

7.4