Electrolytes and Body Fluids — Flashcards

On average, _____ fluid is 20% of body weight

The _____ of a body fluid compartment depends on the amount of solute it contains

Stimulation of hypothalamic osmoreceptors stimulates _____ and secretion of ADH

_____ in serum Mg2+ concentration cause increased PTH secretion

_____ and 125I-albumin are used for measurement of Plasma Volume

Volume _____ refers to an increase in ECF volume

In _____ water drowning, the chloride content of left heart is lower than that of the right heart and in case of salt water drowning, reverse situation is observed.

_____ -lymph (inner ear) is characterized by high Na+ and low K+ concentration

_____ is an ultrafiltrate of plasma

The concentration of osmotically active particles is usually expressed in _____.