Physiology Quiz 1 - BU MAMS

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Set Point

value around which the normal range fluctuates

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Homeostasis

term used to describe the concept of constancy of the internal environment; proposed by Claude Bernard in the 19th century, cioned by Walter Cannon in 1932

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60%

What percent of total body composition does water represent?

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Interstitial Fluid, Plasma

two components of extracellular fluid

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60:40:20

ratio of total body water : intracellular fluid : extracellular fluid compared to body weight

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80:20

ratio of interstitial fluid : plasma compared to extracellular fluid weight

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Plasma + RBC Volume

formula for blood volume (BV)

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Hematocrit (%)

What is the following formula solving for? RBC Volume / BV * 100

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35-50%

physiological range of hematocrit in adults

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140:12

extracellular : intracellular concentration for sodium (ion)

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4:150

extracellular : intracellular concentration for potassium (ion)

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2.5:10^-4

extracellular : intracellular concentration for chloride (ion)

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24:10

extracellular : intracellular concentration for bicarbonate (ion)

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16:60 (16 in plasma, <1 in interstitial fluid)

extracellular : intracellular concentration for proteins- (ion)

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300 mOsm/L

osmolarity for most body fluids

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J = PA(C1-C2)

Fick’s Law of Diffusion for biological membranes