NSG 120 QUIZ 4 ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

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NSG 120 QUIZ 4 ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Edema - Answer -an excessive amount of fluid in the interstitial compartment Dehydration - Answer -insufficient body fluid resulting from inadequate intake or excessive loss of fluids or a combination of the two Homeostasis - Answer -maintenance of a relatively constant and favorable environment for the cells Water - Answer -the medium within which metabolic reactions and other processes take place. Transport system How much of the adult body consists of water? - Answer -60% Intracellular compartment (ICF) - Answer -fluid inside the cells Intravascular fluid (IVF) - Answer -Blood transcellular fluid - Answer -fluids present in various secretions, such as those in the pericardial (heart) cavity or the synovial cavities of the joints What are the sources of water loss? - Answer -- Urine (1400) Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com - Feces (200) - Lungs (400) - Skin (500) what controls the thirst mechanism? - Answer -hypothalamus Osmoreceptor - Answer -cells of which sense the internal environment, both fluid volume and concentration, and then promote the intake of fluid when needed Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - Answer -controls the amount of fluid leaving the body in the urine Aldosterone - Answer -determines the reabsorption of both sodium ions and water from the kidney tubules What are the Natriuretic peptide hormones? - Answer -- atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) - B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) Natriuretic peptide hormones - Answer -These hormones, released by the cardiac muscle fibers in response to increased pressure within the cardiac chambers, stimulate the elimination of water and sodium in the urine to prevent saltinduced hypertension Osmosis - Answer -Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane hydrostatic pressure - Answer -the pressure within a blood vessel that tends to push water out of the vessel osmotic pressure - Answer -pressure that must be applied to prevent osmotic movement across a selectively permeable membrane Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com