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1. Which of the following fluid compartments contains the largest
volume of water?
A) plasma
intracellular compartment B) interstitial compartment
C) intracellular compartment
D) extracellular compartment
E) lymph
2.Which of the following fluid compartments contains the smallest
volume of water?
A) plasma
plasma B) interstitial compartment
C) intracellular compartment
D) extracellular compartment
E) cytoplasm
3. Synovial fluid is a part of which of the following fluid compartments?
A) plasma
B) interstitial
extracellular
C) intracellular
D) extracellular
E) cytoplasm
4. Which of the following individuals would have the largest
percentage of their bodyweight as water?
A) a small 7-year-old female
B) a lean 35-year-old male athlete
a small 7-year-old female
C) a chunky 52-year-old male athlete
D) a healthy 88-year-old male
E) an adult female marathon runner
, 5. Which of the following people would be most severely
affected by prolonged vomiting?
A) 3-year-old male
B) 15-year-old male
3-year-old male
C) 35-year-old male
D) 35-year-old female
E) 50-year-old male
6. Extracellular fluid has a
A) higher protein content than intracellular fluid.
higher sodium content than B) higher potassium content that intracellular fluid.
intracellular fluid. C) higher sodium content than intracellular fluid.
D) higher magnesium content than intracellular fluid
E) higher number of large organic molecules than intracellular fluid.
7.The predominant intracellular cation is
A) potassium.
B) sodium.
potassium.
C) calcium.
D) magnesium.
E) chloride.
8.The predominant extracellular cation is
A) bicarbonate.
B) sodium.
sodium.
C) chloride.
D) potassium.
E) hydrogen ion.
9.The distribution of sodium and potassium ions
between intracellular and extracellular compartments
is
potassium mainly intracellular;
A) potassium mainly intracellular; sodium mainly in extracellular.
sodium mainly in extracellular. B) sodium mainly intracellular; potassium mainly in extracellular.
C) little of either intracellular but large amounts of both extracellular.
D) equal amounts of both ions, in both intracellular and extracellular
fluids.
E) none of the above
10.__________________One difference between the plasma and
interstitial fluid is that the plasma has significantly more
than interstitial fluid.
protein A) protein
B) bicarbonate
C) chloride
D) water volume
, E) hydrogen ions
11. Serum electrolyte concentrations are most often expressed as
A) mg %.
B) mmHg.
mEq/L.
C) mg/dl.
D) mEq/L.
E) none of the above
12. Water moves back and forth across the plasma membrane by the process
of
A) osmosis.
osmosis. B) filtration.
C) facilitated diffusion.
D) active transport.
E) endocytosis.
Best practice test bank & practice assessment
questions with correct answers latest update
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Terms in this set (202)
1. Which of the following fluid compartments contains the largest
volume of water?
A) plasma
intracellular compartment B) interstitial compartment
C) intracellular compartment
D) extracellular compartment
E) lymph
2.Which of the following fluid compartments contains the smallest
volume of water?
A) plasma
plasma B) interstitial compartment
C) intracellular compartment
D) extracellular compartment
E) cytoplasm
3. Synovial fluid is a part of which of the following fluid compartments?
A) plasma
B) interstitial
extracellular
C) intracellular
D) extracellular
E) cytoplasm
4. Which of the following individuals would have the largest
percentage of their bodyweight as water?
A) a small 7-year-old female
B) a lean 35-year-old male athlete
a small 7-year-old female
C) a chunky 52-year-old male athlete
D) a healthy 88-year-old male
E) an adult female marathon runner
, 5. Which of the following people would be most severely
affected by prolonged vomiting?
A) 3-year-old male
B) 15-year-old male
3-year-old male
C) 35-year-old male
D) 35-year-old female
E) 50-year-old male
6. Extracellular fluid has a
A) higher protein content than intracellular fluid.
higher sodium content than B) higher potassium content that intracellular fluid.
intracellular fluid. C) higher sodium content than intracellular fluid.
D) higher magnesium content than intracellular fluid
E) higher number of large organic molecules than intracellular fluid.
7.The predominant intracellular cation is
A) potassium.
B) sodium.
potassium.
C) calcium.
D) magnesium.
E) chloride.
8.The predominant extracellular cation is
A) bicarbonate.
B) sodium.
sodium.
C) chloride.
D) potassium.
E) hydrogen ion.
9.The distribution of sodium and potassium ions
between intracellular and extracellular compartments
is
potassium mainly intracellular;
A) potassium mainly intracellular; sodium mainly in extracellular.
sodium mainly in extracellular. B) sodium mainly intracellular; potassium mainly in extracellular.
C) little of either intracellular but large amounts of both extracellular.
D) equal amounts of both ions, in both intracellular and extracellular
fluids.
E) none of the above
10.__________________One difference between the plasma and
interstitial fluid is that the plasma has significantly more
than interstitial fluid.
protein A) protein
B) bicarbonate
C) chloride
D) water volume
, E) hydrogen ions
11. Serum electrolyte concentrations are most often expressed as
A) mg %.
B) mmHg.
mEq/L.
C) mg/dl.
D) mEq/L.
E) none of the above
12. Water moves back and forth across the plasma membrane by the process
of
A) osmosis.
osmosis. B) filtration.
C) facilitated diffusion.
D) active transport.
E) endocytosis.
