Question: About two-thirds of the body’s fluid is within cells and is termed ________ fluid.

Answer: intracellular

Question: Intracellular fluid (ICF) is found only within

Answer: the cells of the body

Question: Substances that can carry electrical current across cell membranes are called

Answer: electrolytes

Question: Which hormone stimulates the thirst mechanism?

Answer: ADH

Question: In an adult female, the body consists of about ________ percent water.

Answer: 50

Question: All of the following are components of ECF except

Answer: NO RED BLOOD CELLS

Includes:

cerebrospinal fluid

peritoneal fluid

lymph

aqueous humor

Question: The extracellular fluid (ECF) consists of the

Answer: plasma, interstitial fluid, CSF, and lymph

Question: In a lean adult male, the body consists of about ________ percent water.

Answer: 60

Question: The principal cation in intracellular fluid is

Answer: potassium

Question: Which of the following will stimulate thirst?

Answer: drying the mucosa of the mouth and pharynx, angiotensin II acting on the hypothalamus, an increase in the osmotic pressure of interstitial fluid within the hypothalamus, stimulation of osmoreceptors