Review Question 14

1. Which of the following are the most similar in composition?

a)         Plasma & interstitial fluid

b)         Plasma & intercellular fluid

c)         Lymph & plasma

d)         Lymph & intracellular fluid

e)         Intracellular & extra cellular fluid

2. Which of the following solutes present in blood plasma but not in intestinal fluid?

a)         Calcium

b)         Sodium

c)         Potassium

d)         Magnesium

e)         Protein

3.Movement of water from one body compartment to another is controlled by

a)         Atmospheric pressure

b)         Hydrostatic pressure

c)         Osmotic pressure

d)         a & c only

e)         b & c only

4.The function of electrolytes in the body include

a)         Contributing to body structure

b)         Facilitating the movement of water between body compartments

c)         Maintaining acid – base balance

d)         a and b only

e)         a, b, & c

5.The exchange of the H+ for sodium in the kidney:

a)         Rids the body of excess H+

b)         Rids the body of excess sodium

c)         Generate sodium bicarbonates

d)         a and c only

e)         a, b and c