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Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance: Introduction to Body Fluids

1. a. Where are fluids absorbed? ____________________

b. Where are excess fluids and electrolytes lost? ____________________

2. Name four of the six functions of water.

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3. a. The amount of water in the body depends on the amount of ________________.

b. From the CD, list the person with the highest and the lowest percentage of water and give the percentage.

1. Highest ___________ _______%

2. Lowest ___________ _______%

4. List the three fluid compartments and the percentage of total body water in each.

1. ___________________ _______%

2. ___________________ _______%

3. ___________________ _______%

5. Give an example of each of the following solutes:

a. Ions/electrolytes ___________________

b. Colloids ___________________

c. Nonelectrolytes ___________________

6. List the major extracellular and intracellular cations and anions.

a. Extracellular cations: ___________________ anions: ___________________

b. Intracellular cations: ___________________ anions: ___________________

7. Within a fluid compartment, the total number of ____________________ must be equal to the total number of _________________________.

8. Name four of the seven functions given for electrolytes:

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9. Osmosis: When more solute particles are added to one side of a container with a semipermeable membrane, which way will the water move?

10. What happens to a patient’s red blood cells when the following solutions are given?

a. Hypotonic solution _______________________________

b. Hypertonic solution _______________________________

c. Isotonic solution _______________________________