NSG 241-exam 4.pdf 2026
NSG 241-exam 4
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/nsg-241-exam-4-789852
What i s the pri mary body f l ui d? WAT E R
transport nutri ents, f aci l i tates cel l ul ar metabol i sm and chemi cal f xn, acts as a
What do body f l ui ds do? sol vent f or el ectrol ytes, mai ntai ns body temp, ai ds di gesti on, and acts as a ti ssue
l ubri cant
T wo body f l ui d compartments I ntracel l ul ar and E xtracel l ul ar
I ntracel l ul ar -wi thi n the cel l -40% of adul t body wei ght
-outsi de the cel l -20% of adul t body wei ght -i ncl udes i ntravascul ar f l ui d
E xtracel l ul ar
(pl asma) and i ntersti ti al f l ui d ( around ti ssues)
l ean muscl e mass. l ean mass i s hi gh i n water content and f at has l ow water content.
Body water i s af f ected pri mari l y by what?
More l ean mass and l ess f at= hi gher water content.
H ow much do was i ntake a day? ~2500/day
movement of water/sol vent f rom area of l ow sol ute to hi gh sol ute concentrati on. -
Osmosi s
water wants to di l ute! (goes where there are more thi ngs to di l ute)
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, NSG 241-exam 4.pdf 2026
NSG 241-exam 4
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/nsg-241-exam-4-789852
movement of sol ute (substance to be di ssol ved) f rom area of hi gh to l ow
D i f f usi on
concentrati on.
F i l trati on movement of f l ui d and sol utes together f rom hi gher to l ower hydrostati c pressure.
use of energy f rom metabol i sm to move sol ute f rom area of l ower to hi gher
Acti ve transport
concentrati on.
-made by the hypothal amus -tri ggered by dec. BP, i nc. serum osmol al i ty, and
Anti di ureti c H ormone (AD H ) i s made by what and i s tri ggered by what?
thi rst
AD H overal l rxn AD H ---ki dney reabsorbs more water---i nc. vascul ar vol . and dec uri ne output
Al dosterone i s made by what and i s tri ggered by what? -made by the adrenal gl ad -tri ggered by dec. BP, dec. NA+, and i nc. serum K+
Al dosterone---ki dneys retai n Na+, excrete K+---i nc. serum Na+ and i nc. vascul ar
Al dosterone overal l rxn
vol .
I sotoni c sol uti ons have the same osmol ari ty
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NSG 241-exam 4
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/nsg-241-exam-4-789852
What i s the pri mary body f l ui d? WAT E R
transport nutri ents, f aci l i tates cel l ul ar metabol i sm and chemi cal f xn, acts as a
What do body f l ui ds do? sol vent f or el ectrol ytes, mai ntai ns body temp, ai ds di gesti on, and acts as a ti ssue
l ubri cant
T wo body f l ui d compartments I ntracel l ul ar and E xtracel l ul ar
I ntracel l ul ar -wi thi n the cel l -40% of adul t body wei ght
-outsi de the cel l -20% of adul t body wei ght -i ncl udes i ntravascul ar f l ui d
E xtracel l ul ar
(pl asma) and i ntersti ti al f l ui d ( around ti ssues)
l ean muscl e mass. l ean mass i s hi gh i n water content and f at has l ow water content.
Body water i s af f ected pri mari l y by what?
More l ean mass and l ess f at= hi gher water content.
H ow much do was i ntake a day? ~2500/day
movement of water/sol vent f rom area of l ow sol ute to hi gh sol ute concentrati on. -
Osmosi s
water wants to di l ute! (goes where there are more thi ngs to di l ute)
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, NSG 241-exam 4.pdf 2026
NSG 241-exam 4
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/nsg-241-exam-4-789852
movement of sol ute (substance to be di ssol ved) f rom area of hi gh to l ow
D i f f usi on
concentrati on.
F i l trati on movement of f l ui d and sol utes together f rom hi gher to l ower hydrostati c pressure.
use of energy f rom metabol i sm to move sol ute f rom area of l ower to hi gher
Acti ve transport
concentrati on.
-made by the hypothal amus -tri ggered by dec. BP, i nc. serum osmol al i ty, and
Anti di ureti c H ormone (AD H ) i s made by what and i s tri ggered by what?
thi rst
AD H overal l rxn AD H ---ki dney reabsorbs more water---i nc. vascul ar vol . and dec uri ne output
Al dosterone i s made by what and i s tri ggered by what? -made by the adrenal gl ad -tri ggered by dec. BP, dec. NA+, and i nc. serum K+
Al dosterone---ki dneys retai n Na+, excrete K+---i nc. serum Na+ and i nc. vascul ar
Al dosterone overal l rxn
vol .
I sotoni c sol uti ons have the same osmol ari ty
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