Chapter 27 Electrolyte, Fluid, & Acid-Base Balance

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What causes edema?

Increased interstitial fluid

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Where is the largest volume of water contained?

In the intracellular compartment

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How does water cross the wall of the digestive tract?

By osmosis

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What detects changes in osmolality?

Osmoreceptors

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What are the four mechanisms that control thirst?

Hypothalamic osmoreceptors, arterial and juxtaglomerular apparatus baroreceptors, dryness of the mouth, distention of the stomach