Unit I

Question 1

Stable ______ of body fluids is essential for _____.

Answer 1

1. Composition
2. Homeostasis

Question 2

Water is added to the body in how many ways?

Answer 2

2 ways

Question 3

What are the two ways that water is added to the body?

Answer 3

1. Ingested through food and water 2. Oxidation of carbs

Question 4

Ingesting food and water adds how much fluid to the body?

Answer 4

2100 ml per day

Question 5

How much fluid does oxidation of carbs add to the body ?

Answer 5

200 ml per day

Question 6

What variables are present when talking about the 2 ways of adding fluid. (Ingestion- oxidation)

Answer 6

Climate- habits- physical activity

Question 7

Body fluid is distributed into _____ compartments.

Answer 7

2 compartments

Question 8

What are the two compartments of fluid?

Answer 8

1. Extracellular 2. Intracellular

Question 9

The extracellular is divided further into _____ and ______

Answer 9

Interstitial and blood plasma

Question 10

Regarding the extracellular fluid compartment: the plasma included does not include _____ cells.

Answer 10

Blood cells

Question 11

Extracellular fluid compartment are fluids _______ the cell.

Answer 11

Outside the cell

Question 12

What is the sum of the all the fluid in the body?

Answer 12

42 liters or 60 % of body weight

Question 13

Total body of water is 42 liters which is what percentage of the body weight?

Answer 13

60 %

Question 14

What type of variations influence the amount of fluid found in the body?

Answer 14

Body size- gender- age- obesity

Question 15

Extracellular fluid includes ?

Answer 15

Plasma (not including blood cells) and Interstitial fluid

Question 16

What is intracellular fluid compartment the sum of?

Answer 16

The sum of all fluid inside the cells

Question 17

This is another small compartment for fluid.

Answer 17

Transcellular fluid compartment

Question 18

What is included in the transcellular fluid compartment?

Answer 18

Includes- synovial - peritoneal- pericardial- CSF- intraocular fluid

Question 19

Even though these fluids are outside the cell they are not considered extracellular- what are they called?

Answer 19

Transcellular fluids

Question 20

Although plasma and intstitial fluid are similiar in composition there is one main difference. What is that?

Answer 20

Plasma has proteins