Compartments of Body Fluid
Which compartment contains the largest amount of fluid?
Intracellular fluid
What is the normal range for blood pH?
7.35-7.45
What type of feedback promotes the opposite effect from the original stimulus?
Negative feedback
What chemical reaction combines 2 or more reactants to form 1 larger molecule?
Synthesis or Anabolic Reaction
If pH is low, then the amount of hydrogen ions is ____?
High
Which compartment is known as the "internal environment?"
Extracellular fluid
What is it called when blood glucose levels are too high?
Hyperglycemia
What type of feedback enhances, or amplifies, the original stimulus?
Positive feedback
What chemical reaction breaks 1 large molecule down into multiple smaller parts?
Decomposition or Catabolic reaction
What two cavities compose the dorsal cavity of the body?
Cranial and vertebral/spinal cavity
Which fluid is found between the cells in the extracellular fluid?
Interstitial fluid
What is the term for too much sodium?
Hypernatremia
Which component detects the change in the environment, or stimulus?
Receptor
Which chemical reaction requires energy?
Synthesis or Anabolic reaction
Which body plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?
Which fluid is located in the blood and lymphatic vessels?
Intravascular fluid
What is the term for not enough calcium?
Hypocalcemia
True or False? Exocrine glands can be a control centerlike the brain and spinal cord.
False
Which chemical reaction is a combination of both synthesis and decomposition reactions?
Exchange reaction
Name one organ contained in the mediastinum.
Ex: esophagus or trachea
Which fluid makes up less than 1% of the ECF and consists of serous, synovial, and cerebrospinal fluid?
Transcellular fluid
What is the equation for the relationship between pH and hydrogen ions?
pH = log (1/[H+])
True or false? Positive feedback can be both good and bad.
True
What type of reaction is the Carbonic Acid Buffer/ Bicarbonate Ion reaction?
Reversible reaction
In what region is the appendix located?
Right iliac region