26. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, Acid Base Balance

Body water content is greatest in:

a. Infants

b. Young adults

c. Elderly adults

Water balance is regulated by control of amount(s):

a. Ingested

b. Excreted in urine

c. Lost in perspiration

d. Lost in feces

Two substances regulated by parathyroid hormone are:

a. Ammonium ions

b. Bicarbonate

c. Calcium

d. Chloride

e. Hydrogen ions

f. Magnesium

g. Phosphate

h. Potassium

i. Sodium

j. Water

Part of an important chemical buffer system in plasma is:

a. Ammonium ions

b. Bicarbonate

c. Calcium

d. Chloride

e. Hydrogen ions

f. Magnesium

g. Phosphate

h. Potassium

i. Sodium

j. Water