a. What is the major site of absorption of waterand electrolytes?b. Which substances are absorbed primarily byactive transport and which are absorbed byosmosis?c. Explain why tissue damage hinders activetransport.

Q: Intracellular fluids have high concentrations of ______ A. Group of answer choices B. bicarbonate…

A: Intracellular fluid is present within the cell, known as cytosol and it contains 55% of total body…

Q: A person is in fluid balance when,: (a) the ECF and ICF are isotonic. (b) no fluid movement occurs…

A: The term fluid balance refers to the condition in which the cells of the body are in homeostatic…

Q: There is a medical condition called Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone (SIADH)…

A: Syndrome of excessive antidiuretic hormone secretion causes your body to retain water instead of…

Q: Prepare a list of sources of normal water gain and loss to illustrate how the input of water equals…

A: Water balance is defined as the constant or continuous supply of water needed to replenish the…

Q: Extracellular fluids have relatively

A: The body fluid that is present outside the cell called extracellular fluid (ECF).

Q: Acidosisa. increases neuron excitability.b. can produce tetany by affecting the peripheral nervous…

A: Acidosis is the condition in which overproduction of acid builds up in the blood or an excessive…

Q: Explain Control by Plasma Concentrations of Mineral Ions or Organic Nutrients?

A: maintain the cell component and functions, plasma controls the concentration of mineral and organic…

Q: Which of the following includes the greatest volume of total body water?

A: Proper and sufficient water intake is extremely essential for the body because about 60% of the…

Q: Explain in your own words when Renin release is stimulated by the kidney

A: Renin It is an enzyme which plays a major role in the renin–angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) .…

Q: Explain how the sodium-potassium pump works to move ions.

A: Pumps can be defined as the membrane proteins which allow the transport of the ions and solutes…

Q: Mention the difference between overhydration, dehydration, and imbalane of osmotic fluid. Atleast 2…

A: Introduction: In a day, the amount of water may increase or decrease in the body.  The body…

Q: Na+/k+ pump  NCX Ca2+ pump funny channels leak channels chloride shift for all transporters which…

A: Transport is a process of movement of materials such as organic molecules, ions, other substances…

Q: Which animal is likely to have the highest level of D.D.T depositions in its body?

A: Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms with one another and with the environment. Ecology…

Q: Briefly describe water potential. What are the factors affecting it?

A: Water potential is a measure of the potential energy in water as well as the difference between the…

Q: Which of the following is characterized as metabolic alkalosis?a. increased pH, decreased pCO2,…

A: pH is a measure of the hydrogen ion concentration in a given solution. It is scale and the value…

Q: During Ischemia: OA. Extracellular sodium accumulates. O B. Extracellular potassium accumulates. O…

A: Ischemia is the inhibition of blood flow to a part of the body, usually caused by a blockage or…

Q: Countercurrent flow of blood and water is more efficient than concurrent flow because a … is…

A: Countercurrent flow is the flow of anything in opposite direction and concurrent flow is the flow of…

Q: Why would it be dangerous to administer intravenous fluids that do not have an osmotic pressure…

A: Osmosis is the process of movement of water molecules via a semipermeable membrane, through a…

Q: Briefly describe water potential. What are the factors affecting it?

A: In cellular processes such as diffusion, osmosis, and others, water potential quantifies the…

Q: Define about sodium-potassium pump ? Why it is used ?

A: sodium-potassium pump it is used to maintain ionic balance.

Q: b. Why is an 0.15M solution of NaCl isotonic to RBC while the molarity needs to be 0.3M for a…

A: Solutions that contain the same concentration of water and solutes as the cell cytoplasm is called…

Q: what is osmotic pressure ? Why it is helpful ?

A: Osmosis is a phenomenon which is defined as diffusion of water molecules from a less concentrated…

Q: If plasma osmolarity is the independent variable and vasopressin release is the dependent variable,…

A: Release of vasopressin increases with the increase in plasma osmolarity and decrease in blood volume…

Q: . Explain how water content of the body is maintained

A: Homeostasis is a phenomenon by which constant temperatures and fluid balance are maintained in the…

Q: Explain major extracellular buffer is the CO2/HCO3 2 system?

A: A buffer solution is any solution that contains a mixture of weak acid and its conjugate base or…

Q: Define the term e osmoreceptors?

A: Osmoreceptors are the sensory receptor cells in the hypothalamus that detect osmolality and regulate…

Q: Many blood pressure medications block the reabsorption of water in the collecting ducts. How would…

A: Kidneys, the primary organs of excretion also participate in the regulation of water-electrolyte…

Q: Indicate the relative fluid volume and solute composition of the fluid compartments of the body.

A: Blood and lymph are the two most valuable body fluids in the human body—blood composed of plasma,…

Q: . Explain the ions that the kidneys control to maintain bloodpH homeostasis.

A: The kidneys are the main organs involved in the filtration of blood and formation of urine. They are…

Q: In edema, excess extracellular fluid builds up in the tissues, most commonly the legs. This is a…

A: The kidney is involved in the filtration and formation of urine. In kidney failure, the kidney is…

Q: David was suffering from severe cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis. Over a period of time, he…

A: Cirrhosis is a late-stage liver disease in which healthy liver tissue is replaced with scar tissue,…

Q: The myogenic regulation response in the kidney to low systemic blood pressure would be A constrict…

A: The circulatory system involves the circulation of nutrients and blood from the heart to the tissues…

Q: Explain the movement of water between bodycompartments that results in edema.

A: Body compartments are referred to as the spaces that are present between cells, tissues, or organs…

Q: describe what happens to unneeded solutes in the blood.

A: Kidneys are the organs belong to excretory system in our body and play a major role in several other…