Body Fluids

QUESTIONS

1. What percentage of the body is water?
2. Is the water content of neonates higher or lower than in adult animals?
3. Describe the distribution of water in the body.
4. Name the 2 types of extracellular water.
5. By what other name might interstitial fluid be known?
6. A very small proportion of the body fluid is formed by active secretion such as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and gastrointestinal secretions. What is the collective name for these fluids?
7. List some functions of the body water.
8. Explain the following terms: solution and solvent.
9. What is meant by osmosis?
10. What is osmotic pressure?
11. How is water taken into the body?
12. What is meant by "insensible" water losses from the body?
13. What is meant by "sensible" water losses from the body?
14. Explain the following terms: isotonic, hypertonic & hypotonic.
15. What is an electrolyte?
16. What is an ion?
17. What is a cation?
18. What is an anion?
19. What is the main cation and anion of the ECF?
20. What is the main cation and anion of the ICF?
21. What is the difference between serum and plasma?
22. What is pH?
23. What substances are contained within lymph?
24. State the daily water requirement of an adult dog.
25. State the daily water requirement of an adult cat.
26. State the daily water requirement of a kitten.
27. What factors may affect the daily water requirements?